Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle beanbag filler?

By: joss

joss — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:45:55 +0000

It is not the best solution, but anything is better than polystyrene. My sister and her friends used balloons in their beanbags. Only they only partially inflated them so they were still comfy to sit on, then if they pop or deflate a little it is easier to add more and the beanbag keeps its shape better than when the polystyrene balls disintegrate.

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:42:58 +0000

phew :)

By: louisa

louisa — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:39:20 +0000

I’ve corrected it ;)

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:33:34 +0000

Sorry for that TERRIBLE apostrophe misuse there.

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:31:22 +0000

Don’t make pillows out of the little balls for sleeping on . It could rip, and then you could breathe them in (REALLY DANGEROUS!!!!)

By: jono

jono — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:22:07 +0000

use it to make new pillows out of old t-shirts.

By: Ruti

Ruti — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:43:20 +0000

my parents used to dig these into the garden – not sure why – to keep the soil less dense or better drainage or something I think.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:51:15 +0000

you can use the old filler and make little beanbags…maybe for corn hole?

By: the greenth

the greenth — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:16:15 +0000

As for replacements for the polystyrene beads. For something that is far more eco-friendly try popcorn! We have used this for packaging as both loose and packed into recyclable/reusable bags to protect fragile items in transit and I think it would hold up pretty well as a bean bag substitute.

By: the greenth

the greenth — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:11:40 +0000

The insulation value of these beads is very good and the fact that they are small would mean they could be placed into a long sock (suitably decorated) and used as a draught excluder along the bottom of doors.