Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle cardboard-backed waffle foam?

By: handyhelper

handyhelper — Wed, 19 May 2010 04:00:01 +0000

why not freecycle.org them or craigslist.org them for free people can reuse them for packaging or if you are on ebay reuse them yourself. why waste your money on perfectly good stuff that you would otherwise buy again and again and only throw away? dont throw it away reuse it!!! simple as that:)

By: Natasha Lewis

Natasha Lewis — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:16:52 +0000

Sell them under cake decorating on Ebay, us cake decorators use then for drying models and flower petals and they are hard to get hold of.

By: Shorty

Shorty — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:52:29 +0000

Oh boy! The folks on Youtube are dying for these! Slap a few on the walls and it absorbs any background noise, leaving your voice sounding clear as crystal and echo-free!

By: Foam boxes

Foam boxes — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:55:34 +0000

Strip your old computer down and sell the parts on ebay. You often get more money this way than trying to sell the whole computer in one go. You can then use the foam for packaging your memory, cpu, hard drives etc.

By: Howie

Howie — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:17:21 +0000

Use to line the inside of a hard case to provide protection and gently but firmly hold in place cameras and other delicate equipment.

By: Bad Monkey

Bad Monkey — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:28:42 +0000

Use it for loft insulation.

By: Dianne Guy

Dianne Guy — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:15:48 +0000

I use these as paint pads for edging or touching up, and my grandkids use then for dab painting after they have been cut into shapes

By: Cat

Cat — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:58:16 +0000

These make great quick coushions for hard chairs, cut to size then either leave as is, or cover with fabric.

By: Em

Em — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:00:25 +0000

You could insulate a water heater with that. (Get it, because when water heaters are insulated they are more energy efficient)

By: Melinda

Melinda — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:08:43 +0000

Perhaps they could be mounted somewhere as soundproofing. A fire retardent could be sprayed on if needed.

By: Dumpster Diva

Dumpster Diva — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:34:42 +0000

I know they take acrylic craft paint well as I have painted these to use to hold mini urban core samples I make from bottles I even used glitter paint on them. which of course lead to cutting them into weird shapes painting them and creating instant wall art….p.s. packing foam also takes the craft paint well.I have painted all kinds of foam with craftpaint I am partial to the metallics as they give a better sheen to the object.

By: john

john — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:57:32 +0000

When your hard disks fail (and if they’re like all of the ones I’ve bought for home use in the last 5 years, they will) the hard disk company often requires you sent them back under warranty in this specific types of packaging.

So useful to hang on to just for that (though I imagine they bin them at the other end, gah!)

By: Bellen

Bellen — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:49:53 +0000

Insulation for a homemade solar oven or cooking box.