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Mon 31 Mar 2008

How can I reuse or recycle … wine box bladders?

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Wine box bladder We’ve had an email from Lesley, asking:

Has anyone got any suggestions for re-using the “bladders” from the inside of wine boxes? Being both airtight and water-tight, there must be an alternative use for them.

Given the springing of spring this weekend and the fact it’ll probably be hard enough to get it clean (ie, un-wine sceneted) enough to re-use as a drinking liquid container, I’m tempted to come up with garden suggestions.

My first thought was for brewing a liquid fertiliser using nettles but then I realised, duh, you can’t really get nettles in that little neck hole so that wasn’t a particularly useful thought. Thanks there brain.

So any actually feasible suggestions for Lesley instead?

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Fill them with water, toss them in the freezer, and use them as reusable ice packs.

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You could blow them up and use them as padding in packages.

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rinse out and fill with water for hiking trips. perhaps for washing dishes or something rather that drinking?

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Inflate and use as a camping pillow.

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Cut off the end with the spout, sew a sack out of your favorite fabric with the same dimensions as the wine pouch and use the pouch as the liner. Add a zipper closure and you’ve got a fabulous lunch bag!

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fill with water, and poke holes in them and keep them in the garden to water your plants in the dry season

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You can fill them with water and use them as weights for a pool cover. Way better than the milk jug solution and more compact for storage.

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Similar to my suggestion on cat litter plastic jugs, I use them to store mixed photo chemicals. I reinsert the valve after pouring in the chemicals, and place the bladder back into the box. I can then dispense easily and safely, without spilling and wasting.

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When I was a kid a neighbour made a water bed for my barbie with one.

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Paint with black paint (or cover in some other way with black–duct tape maybe?) and hang above your head in the sun, fill with water, and use as a solar camping shower.

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