I think that they could be used to make a very nice wind chime. Use the spiral to hang a bell from it or a crystal ornament.

Due to their flexibility, how about turning a few into a flower shaped sculpture that you could then ‘plant’ in a pot… would make an interesting garden ornament perhaps

I am a bit cynical and have been accused of being quite the cumudgen for a 40 year old. That being said, why not put it into the normal steel recycling system? The two answers to your question so far fail to see the obvious due to their “need” to do something with the spiral other than conventional recycling. Idealism gives us “green thinkers” a bad name. Again, if you don’t need it, put it in the steel bin at the recycling center.

Jeff,
Do you know if you can you leave the spiral thing on, if your town recycles paper and metals together?

Terri

hate it

Why don’t you try to make some art work with it. it may be fun and cool…use another materials that can be recycled to complement it!

Take the paper out of it and composite it. Don’t stick the cover or the spine in there, though! Guess you can doodle on the cover and play with the spine while the paper decomposes.

Oh! I got one! Cut the pages in half and use them to write grocery lists. You can staple them onto the cover (or at least most of them, kinda thick, huh?) and attach on end of the swirly spine to the cover and the other to a pen with super glue. Cheapo stationary!

Hmm, kinda wants to be an organizer methinks! Lay it horizontally on a small piece of reuseable wood (could be a scrap or left over trim for ex) and nail/staple/wire the thing onto the wood. It becomes a spiral doohickie to hold thing-me-bobs like brushes/utensils/pencils etc etc.

Erm… make new empty pages, and refill?
(Instead of buying new notebook)

cut to length and use it to hangpictures or other wall crafts.YOu can leave some curly for a unique effect or straighten it and hide it behind the craft or picture.

Cut with wire cutters. Make jewelry.