Fri 18 May 2007
John pulled a muscle in his neck last weekend so has been sucking down ibuprofen tablets all this week.
Like the powdered baby milk containers, the blister packs are mixed materials - plastic for the “blisters” and foil underneath - does anyone know if they can be recycled?
Or anyone clever reuses for the blister bits? They’re so small - and without a “lid” once the foil has been popped - that I can’t imagine there would be many uses but I hate to think of anything as lacking a reuse. So suggestions?
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marco
May 18th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
this is a tough one, can i suggest if you are ever making a scale model of a DALEK from Doctor Who they would be ideal for the outer casing :)
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Annie
May 18th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
that made me think, you could donate them as craft materials to a primary school/ playgroup?
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Mary
May 25th, 2007 at 11:34 am
school might not take them because of previous contents contamination. I know!!! it’s taking things a bit far,but they refuse toilet paper inner cardboard rolls near us, but they will take kitchen roll middles.
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Penguin
August 24th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Actually, I’m making a papier-mache bowl at the moment, and sticking strips from blister packs around it (well, everywhere but the base). I’m going to paint it and give it to my boyfriend as a Dalek-themed bowl! (We’re both ‘Who-crazy, although him more so than I.)
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Jeff
May 19th, 2007 at 2:16 am
Tear all the foil off and use the wells to hold paint when painting with oil/watercolors.
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gem
May 22nd, 2007 at 11:19 pm
a mould for mini chocolate buttons or drops
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gem
May 22nd, 2007 at 11:20 pm
use it as a mould for chocolate drops or mini chocolate buttons
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Fishcake_Random
June 2nd, 2007 at 3:46 pm
you can make some funky plastic braclets. cut into one long strip and decorate the bubbles or put a single bead etc in each one.put some good ole electric tape over the back to seal it. and attach a piece of thread through a hole each end and tie or use a clasp from some broken jewellery.
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Katz
August 10th, 2007 at 11:28 pm
If you cut out each blister with 2-4mm extra then they become a perfect acessory for card making. Pop a little bid or a lentil inside, stick it to the card - and there you have rolling eyes for any creature you may wish to draw or glue onto the card!
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Sunil Makwana
October 29th, 2007 at 10:11 am
well it is a major problem to recycle this blister but if you can separate the foil and the plastic then it is of great value. You can separate the foil and plastic and sell it at a very good value for recycling . May be you can earn a fortune with it.There are always buyers ready to buy plastic scrap and aluminium scrap.Think about it if anyone can crack it it will solve a major plastic waste problem.
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roberto
June 14th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
The foil and the plastic can be separated by milling the blister down to 0,5mm particles (micronizing). How can you saparate it then, without destroying one of them?
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June
November 13th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
Take them back to the chemist’s shop by the bagful and ask them to get pharmaceutical companies to think of something better.
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Anonymous
November 15th, 2007 at 7:57 am
put it on the inside of a rattle or rainmaker and it would help to make a louder noise?
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renee
February 9th, 2008 at 10:16 am
I’ve used them for print making to get some interesting effects. place them under some heavy books for a few days till they flatten a bit, coat with paint and apply to paper. you can make some funky wrapping paper this way.
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roberto
June 14th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Can you indicate someone who can separate aluminum and pvc in a micronized (particles around 0,5mm)mixture?
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Becky
June 30th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
I used to fill them with fruit juice and freeze them. They’re like little frozen sweets. Only really works with the larger ones.
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sunny
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:55 am
make a solution of castic soda in water and dip blister pack into it for some time, castic will burn alumunium and u will left with platic for reuse. it can bwe done on commercial scale.
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