Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle old subway or train tickets?

By: louisa

louisa — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:41:47 +0000

A fresh reply from 2012, to a post from 2008. And that's encouraged me to leave a new reply too! Clare from Three Beautiful Things recently wrote about how she uses old train tickets as both a sort of diary and bookmarks: I save my train tickets for bookmarks, and I write notes on them about the journey. Sometimes it's just where I was going, or the purpose of the journey; other times it's a few words to jog my memory about the day ('a row of birds'; 'cable theft in Maidstone'; 'the proud man'). ... When I need a bookmark, I take out the oldest ticket (it goes back about nine months at the moment). When I finish the book, I leave the ticket in. Where the book goes, the ticket goes. A truly lovely idea! Do read the whole story about it for more lovely details :)

By: Rama Gurung

Rama Gurung — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:49:43 +0000

A fresh reply from 2012, to a post from 2008. I collect these train tickets too. thought it was stupid so threw a whole lot when moving house. collected more again and now I have got a tiny idea for a project. but now the machine keeps taking my ticket. haha. so I was looking for anyone who could donate their tickets for the project. lol.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:21:50 +0000

You can use them to roll joints. Actually they are perfect for the job

By: Blub blub popcorn...

Blub blub popcorn... — Wed, 18 May 2011 08:55:21 +0000

☆☆☆ U could always shred them and make confetti…hehehe ☆☆☆

By: lol

lol — Wed, 18 May 2011 08:53:30 +0000

fold them in a certain way to make a cool tower
(place one portrait and the other over it landscape, fold the potrait ones ends over the landscape and turn 90 degrees. repeat until tower is huge!!!

By: log0

log0 — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:25:06 +0000

Do something like this:
http://subwayticket.blogspot.com/

By: Air Conditioner Reviews

Air Conditioner Reviews — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:04:07 +0000

Put them in the spokes of your bicycle!

By: Dr Useless

Dr Useless — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:25:35 +0000

I know its a little disgusting, but I sometimes keep a few in my wallet to use as toothpicks – I have a gap between two teeth that a normal toothpick can’t fit into, and I’m always getting bits of apple stuck there, plus I get the train every day!

As I said, its a bit disgusting because of the possible dirt and grime, but as my Grandad always said “You have to eat a ton of it before you die!”

By: Carol Linden

Carol Linden — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:19:59 +0000

Cute bookmarks.

By: ile

ile — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:56:56 +0000

this is obvious if you’re in college: use them as filters to smoke weed! ;P

By: TB

TB — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:01:24 +0000

This may sound silly. But you can use them as TP and save twice as much paper.

By: Peter Ellis

Peter Ellis — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:34:15 +0000

Use them as reference bookmarks for things you read that you might want to refer back to later (you can tear/cut them into smaller pieces).

By: Magali

Magali — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:59:22 +0000

If you surf on the catalogue of the public libraries of Paris, you can find a wonderful book with special origami patterns for subway tickets :-)

I’ve made quite a lot of jumpig frogs with metro tickets, my little sisters simply loved them!

Online catalogue of the Parisian libraries:
http://dac-opac-pret.paris.fr/cyberpac/

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:14:34 +0000

Use them as homemade business/contact cards to hand out to people.

Put them in your bike wheels so they make a cool sound when your spokes hit them.

Sell them to people trying to get a metro ticket, then run away before they realize it’s an old ticket (just kidding).

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:12:37 +0000

Make art for you wall in the form of a collage or montage.