I don’t have any suggestions for what to do with the ones you have, but I can suggest these for future use. (then you can send them back to the company to recycle them)

http://www.recycline.com/products/preserverr.html

Also, not useful for what to do with the extras, but you could reduce your future waste by resharpening the ones you have: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/04/the_razor_saver.php

Also, you can get one of those covers for the interchangeable blades so that they don’t rust (or just keep them out of the shower when you’re not using them).

I had been worried about the waste and expense involved with disposable razors for some time. As a result I decided to try using a straight razor. I purchased a full set up (blade, strop, soap and a cup) online and also did a bit of research about it over the internet as well since I had absolutely no one to teach me the skill around. There was a bit of a learning curve but the act of shaving without a safety razor isn’t nearly as psychotic as it might seem if you simply keep the blade flat to your skin. That is not to say that I haven’t pulled down my share of nicked skin while I was learning (I kept my spare safety razor blades around that needed to be used anyway and came in handy if I was rushed for time). A well maintained straight razor will last for life. They are soft metal so have a tendency to rust but that is easily checked by making sure the blade is dried and mineral oiled after each shave (which takes all of 5 seconds). I use recycline toothbrushes also but the best way to recycle anything is to purchase it and expect it to work for you for life…though I wouldn’t want to try that with any of the current models of toothbrushes.

I agree with Kevin above. I went down this path 10 years ago and have never looked back. With a good straight razor shave (about 10 - 15 minutes) I can get away with shaving every second day. The learning curve is there but once you have it you’ll have it for the rest of your life. You can also forgo shaving the most difficult areas and grow a goatee. The key to a good straight razor shave it shaving after a good hot shower or using a hot towel on your face like at the barber. It loosens and softens the hair on your face and makes it very easy to shave. Never try it without this step!

The straight razor is a great idea for men, but try to imagine shaving a woman’s armpit with it. No way. I get cut enough with the tiny little disposable razors. Here’s my tip for making the disposables last longer. Every time you use them, coat them with oil (vegetable, olive, whatever) and they won’t rust in between uses. I have a little jar with olive oil in the bottom of it and I just place the razor in there after I’ve rinsed it off. This is the best solution I’ve come up with…

Just a thought how about waxing? Or even better Mooming! Moom is an organic (wax like) product with washable strips! So you arent throwing anything away.

Its got all natural ingredients and while its not always the quickest method, with a little forward planning you can make sure you always have time… not to mention it lasts 3 WEEKS!

They sell it in www.naturalcollections.co.uk

PS: My partner uses a cutthroat razor and refuses to go back! Great invention! :)

Straight razors are great for faces guys, but having used one for my legs I can tell you reaching around to the backside can get pretty dangerous. We (my huband and I) both have straight razors. I prefer waxing but am presently living in a country that doesn’t have affordable availablity (they don’t remove hair here).

I suggest everyone bombard the companies that sell disposables with letters and emails asking them what to do with them. Perhaps they can come up with something or maybe we should just bag them up and mail them back to the company they came from. It may not be recycling, since they will probably just toss them, but it will raise awareness which is the first step.

Razors that are too dull to cut hair can still be used to remove pills from sweaters or other fuzzy clothing items.

Keeping them in oil is a fantastic idea! The disposables I use recently seem to go rusty before they go dull (they used to go dull first…I wonder what’s up with that?)

Surely the both the plastic and the steel could be recycled.

Keep in mind that a razor that is intended to be reused needs to be sterilized. You’d be frightened by the amount of bacteria on a razor you have been keeping for a couple weeks.

I wouldn’t consider using a disposable razor. I use a regular razor. yes, after a few shaves I throw away the blade. But that seems much less wasteful than the entire razor. Sorry, as a lady I know…you can’t use a straight razor for armpits. No….not the smoothest, nor the tightest skin on your body. Leads to lots and lots of ouchies.
good luck

Shave off curled wool on a sweater.