How can I reuse or recycle vinyl banners?
After last week’s post about BannerBags, I’ve been seeing that type of vinyl banners everywhere, particularly adorning the roadside along the main road towards the motorway.
I remember thinking about those banners a few years ago at a geek conference thing but dismissing it as a suggestion for here because I didn’t think they were common enough (although since when has that really stopped me) and because, in the case of that conference, I could imagine people wanting to take them home as keepsakes.
But, as I said, now they’re everywhere and not about keepsake worthy things. The ones that annoy me most are event specific things which sit on the side of roundabouts,forgotten about, until the rope holding them up rots or the wind blows them away. Sigh.
Anyway, we’ve got bags already on the list – what else could be done with them?
(By the way, I’m currently on my way to Alison Bailey Smith‘s workshop as part of the “Recycle Into Art” week in Liverpool – we’re making bags. I’ll show off my creation tomorrow :) )
Could be donated to a school to use as a tarp for arts and crafts.
Could be used as any kind of tarp – to cover everything from floor to roof.
Sewn, double thick, make into bags for laundry, trash, etc.
Sew into a large square or circle, fill with layers of newspaper, for a weatherproof outdoor cushion/ground seat.
Cut into strips, no more than 2 inches wide, weave into placemats, back with sold piece. Stylish for outdoor use.
Take 2, put printed sides together, paint on new messge.
I went to an outdoor butcher’s souk in Morocco a few weeks ago, they used old banners as table covers, not fancy but they can be wiped off.
You can make messenger bags from them.
http://eeio.blogspot.com/2004/12/recycled-banner-golden-mean-messenger.html
We recycle PVC banner by shredding it and then granulating it so that it can be extruded into horticultural products such as tree protectors, tree belt fasteners and many other products – all in the UK.
Sadly, there is a minimum quantity of two tonnes – but if Councils got together to collect it and delivered to our factory in Tenbury Wells we will recycle it for only a little more money than it costs to landfill it.
G A Recycling have been asked this question quite a few times….we have now found an outlet for pvc banners. We collect banners from all over the UK in baled format. It is then sorted and possibly rebaled, and recycled in India. They are using it for umberella’s and roofing.
If you would like to contact us please email or see our web site for contact numbers.
If you are nifty with a sewing machine and want to make some extra money, you can sew them into tote bags, bean bags and aprons and sell them at the markets. I work for a promo company so I offer this service to my clients.
hi does anyone know where i can get used vinyl banners that have been discarded for free? i need it for a project i am doing and finding it hard to find any for free! thanks!
Hi
How much vinyl banner do you need? Please reply to my email address.
Thanks
Vinyl banners are just too sweet to pass by. Imagine getting your banner this year, and because it’s on high quality vinyl with heavy-duty grommets for hanging, you’ll still be using it years from now. You’d be crazy to get your banner printed on anything but vinyl!
I have used a banner I had printed with my designs on to make bunting with an old vinyl apron and plastic from bouncy castles!
Here it is from my last outdoor show http://www.flickr.com/photos/abscraft/4897777292/