Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle lanyards?

By: Gulia

Gulia — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:06:54 +0000

Obviously, they can be used for sewing projects.
Turm it into a pet leash.
Key chain holder.
Hang an Ipod on it.
Turn them into laces, by gluing rolled plastic to the edges.
Hang pictures on a wall Martha Stuart style.
The cheerleading pom poms for little girls. You can even paint them.
Attach to the stick and wash the floors ( without metal parts).
Funky earrings for Halloween.
Improvised measuring tape.
Unique window curtains. Cut one side and let it hang. Place rings on a rod.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:40:07 +0000

Roger, I second your idea. They’d make really great straps for homemade grocery bags, and you’ve got a key holder already attached!

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:26:55 +0000

i aways loose my keys but always carry a bag with my coursework in it. depending on the thickness of the material you can cut then sew the metal clippy bit onto the inside of a bag and connect your keys.

By: stacey

stacey — Sat, 10 May 2008 20:41:18 +0000

donate them to a school where kids ned to wear id’s or prizes are needed.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:25:14 +0000

How about using them as yarn? You could cut off the metal parts and make really sturdy coasters or iPod pockets. That’s what I would do with them.

By: Russell

Russell — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:35:01 +0000

Use them as leg straps for bicyclists. I use mine for that very purpose and it works fine.

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 05 May 2008 02:39:14 +0000

Post them on freecycle, I had to pay £1 for mine to use at work!

By: Jodie

Jodie — Mon, 05 May 2008 02:17:27 +0000

I forgot to mention, you could also weave the straps since there are so many of them and make placemats, etc. The possibilities are endless!

By: Jodie

Jodie — Mon, 05 May 2008 02:16:15 +0000

I think I would cut the metal parts off (save them of course because they’ll be good for some other unforseen project)… and use the strap for handbag/ tote handles. You’d probably want to cover the straps with something (ribbon, fabric) since you don’t want the logos on your handbag, but the lanyard strap would give it a little bit more sturdiness.

By: Ashley Sue

Ashley Sue — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:44:00 +0000

For about a year, I was obsessed with carrying a lanyard with my key on it… of course, it was my dorm key when I lived on college campus, so it made sense, and EVERYONE carried their dorm key that way…

Then we couldn’t keep our phone hanging on the wall, so I actually finnagled the phone to a pole with my roommate’s unused lanyard.

Maybe not that applicable of an idea, but you never know what will spark a great idea!

By: Ebren

Ebren — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:09:37 +0000

Offer them to a local hospital especially the operating theatres. We all use various lanyards to hold our locker keys whilst at work ~ those theatre scrubs have a tendancy to ‘eat’ keys sometimes . . .

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:51:34 +0000

Donate them to a women’s shelter or a children’s program. Somebody there might need them.

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:05:24 +0000

In Brighton and london there are a lot of community like conferences and events run – such as barcamp
http://www.barcampbrighton.org/

Barcamp is a free, community run event – and as such i am sure could make use of these… maybe you could find another mini conference or event which would welcome the use of them :)