Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle highlighters and felt tips? http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips Creative ideas for reusing and recycling random stuff Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:56:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: joline http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips/comment-page-1#comment-1026642 joline Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:13:29 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips#comment-1026642 i have fabricmate pens that have dried up. is there a way to bring them back so i can use them? i have fabricmate pens that have dried up. is there a way to bring them back so i can use them?

]]> By: blah lol http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips/comment-page-1#comment-878591 blah lol Mon, 11 May 2009 00:19:20 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips#comment-878591 If you cut off the tip with something very sharp, be careful, and then take out the insides. then put on and you have a little container to hide things If you cut off the tip with something very sharp, be careful, and then take out the insides. then put on and you have a little container to hide things

]]> By: Lins http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips/comment-page-1#comment-748566 Lins Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:17:47 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips#comment-748566 I am interested in knowing how to recycle the plastic outsides of these highlighter/felt tip pens - does anyone know of any recycling places that would take them? I am interested in knowing how to recycle the plastic outsides of these highlighter/felt tip pens – does anyone know of any recycling places that would take them?

]]> By: Sara http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips/comment-page-1#comment-459585 Sara Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:52:18 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips#comment-459585 I guess that you can take a bunch of them and us them to line a little kid's place mat. I looks really cute and keeps some of those unavoidable bits of cereal, spaghetti, and chips from spreading all over the place (or at least some of it!). I guess that you can take a bunch of them and us them to line a little kid’s place mat. I looks really cute and keeps some of those unavoidable bits of cereal, spaghetti, and chips from spreading all over the place (or at least some of it!).

]]> By: cole http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips/comment-page-1#comment-454296 cole Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:10:29 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips#comment-454296 How fun! How fun!

]]> By: Thifty Misty http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips/comment-page-1#comment-450656 Thifty Misty Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:59:53 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips#comment-450656 there is always ink there (even if it doesn't come out) so here is a neat idea that is really fun. If you have a lot, put them into a container of water and let them sit until all the fluid (or ink) drains out and mixes with the water. you want to be able the see the tint of color. then fill water guns with them. go into a room with black-light and play tag. In the dark it will look like there is paint all over you, but when the real lights turn on you can see nothing because the water concentration is so high. I did this at the youth group where i work and it turned out great! there is always ink there (even if it doesn’t come out) so here is a neat idea that is really fun. If you have a lot, put them into a container of water and let them sit until all the fluid (or ink) drains out and mixes with the water. you want to be able the see the tint of color. then fill water guns with them. go into a room with black-light and play tag. In the dark it will look like there is paint all over you, but when the real lights turn on you can see nothing because the water concentration is so high.

I did this at the youth group where i work and it turned out great!

]]> By: Amber http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips/comment-page-1#comment-363150 Amber Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:57:20 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips#comment-363150 My mother used to revive all of my felt-tip markers by removing the cap on the back end of the marker and dripping a couple of drops of water into the ink reservoir. It usually works, even on dried-up markers. My mother used to revive all of my felt-tip markers by removing the cap on the back end of the marker and dripping a couple of drops of water into the ink reservoir. It usually works, even on dried-up markers.

]]> By: tlmfarmgirl http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips/comment-page-1#comment-355323 tlmfarmgirl Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:37:18 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips#comment-355323 We put a mix of vinagar and water in the end and let that soak for a day or two - prolongs a bit longer. also just dipping the tip in a bit of water works in a jiffy. We put a mix of vinagar and water in the end and let that soak for a day or two – prolongs a bit longer. also just dipping the tip in a bit of water works in a jiffy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips/comment-page-1#comment-352949 Anonymous Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:50:48 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips#comment-352949 http://www.noodlersink.com/ I googled "reusable highlighter" and this came up as a company that sells highlighter ink that you can buy for fountain pens http://www.noodlersink.com/

I googled “reusable highlighter” and this came up as a company that sells highlighter ink that you can buy for fountain pens

]]> By: Elouise http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips/comment-page-1#comment-352083 Elouise Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:53:34 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips#comment-352083 Some markers can be revived if you inject a bit of water into the dried out part. You buy a syringue from a chemist (very cheap), part fill it with water and then inject a small amount into the ink cartridge. This works really well with coloured markers/kokis (the kind kids use for drawing and school projects). When I was a kid I kept my markers going for ages like this. The intensity of the colour fades each time, but it definitely prolongs the life of the marker. Not sure if this would work well with highlighters, but it's worth a shot. The drawback is if you inject too much, or if it doesn't absorb equally, the pen tip can be a bit runny for a while. Some markers can be revived if you inject a bit of water into the dried out part. You buy a syringue from a chemist (very cheap), part fill it with water and then inject a small amount into the ink cartridge. This works really well with coloured markers/kokis (the kind kids use for drawing and school projects). When I was a kid I kept my markers going for ages like this. The intensity of the colour fades each time, but it definitely prolongs the life of the marker. Not sure if this would work well with highlighters, but it’s worth a shot. The drawback is if you inject too much, or if it doesn’t absorb equally, the pen tip can be a bit runny for a while.

]]> By: Scott http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips/comment-page-1#comment-348563 Scott Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:44:09 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips#comment-348563 Add in a film can, an old spray bottle, and a bit of surgical tubing, and you have a DIY airbrush: http://www.instructables.com/id/Airbrush Add in a film can, an old spray bottle, and a bit of surgical tubing, and you have a DIY airbrush:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Airbrush

]]> By: fuchsoid http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips/comment-page-1#comment-348539 fuchsoid Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:05:32 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips#comment-348539 You can certainly buy refill capsules for Stabilo Boss highlighters - mine tend to get used until the tip wears away. I wonder if you could add extra solvent to dried-out highlighters to extract a bit more ink from them, but I don't know what the solvent is (isopropyl alcohol perhaps?). You can certainly buy refill capsules for Stabilo Boss highlighters – mine tend to get used until the tip wears away. I wonder if you could add extra solvent to dried-out highlighters to extract a bit more ink from them, but I don’t know what the solvent is (isopropyl alcohol perhaps?).

]]> By: Delusion http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips/comment-page-1#comment-348441 Delusion Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:25:06 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080111/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-highlighters-and-felt-tips#comment-348441 I know most highlights can be "refilled" but have no idea how you'd go about doing that. I know most highlights can be “refilled” but have no idea how you’d go about doing that.

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