Not really a reuse idea but is she sure they are not made of a recyclable plastic? And, has she contacted the company to see if they have a take-back program?

I’ve contacted a couple of baby milk powder manufacturers about this and to see if they have recycling schemes.

Cow & Gate is the only one to have got back to me so far, saying they don’t have a recycling scheme and “If the scoops have the triangle symbol on them, they are not recyclable and therefore we only suggest the at people use them in the garden or kitchen for measuring spoons or quite often local nursery schools and playgroups like them for sand and water play.”

Will post any further responses here.

I put one inside each container of flour, sugar, salt, etc. so I don’t need to use a clean spoon to refill the sugar bowl or fill the measuring cups when baking. It works great!

We discovered years ago that they are the ideal size for measuring tea into the pot! However that still doesn’t use up many - though they have been shared round the non-child-bearing parts of the family!

I put old medicine measuring spoons in boxes of tea and flour. My Mum still has an old Cow and Gate spoon in her tea caddy and the last baby living in her house was me and I am 40! So quite sustainable!!!

Measure how much it holds and see if it is useful as a “shortcut” measure. For example, if it holds 1 1/2 t. you can use it instead of measuring one tsp. and then 1/2 tsp. when a recipe calls for 1 1/2. Once again, this only uses one or two, but several of those uses and sharing might cut down on your supply.