Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle washing powder boxes?

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:53:05 +0000

Wipe them well inside, decorate and store pillowcases or towels.

By: CovertOperations78

CovertOperations78 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:57:08 +0000

Put garden things in them: Kitty litter, opened packets of soil, compost mix and fertiliser. I love KittyKat’s idea of using them as shoe boxes, though. Brilliant!

By: Shorty

Shorty — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:09:01 +0000

Wrap them in wrapping paper and give them to the kids to use as blocks. Also can be done with toilet paper rolls and boxes of any shapes and sizes.

By: kittykat

kittykat — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:59:17 +0000

They are wonderful to use as shoe boxes because of that smell: it’s usually pleasant, and insects (like spiders) hate it. I also bunch up newspaper to put in my sneakers before putting them in the box because it absorbs moisture. This system keeps your old ratty sneakers
usable (and out of the landfill) much longer.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:21:19 +0000

They might work well for storing back issues of magazines.

By: Cipollina

Cipollina — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:23:23 +0000

I use them as bases for papier-mâché projects. Right now I’m making small altars and shrines, and they’re perfect for that together with cereal- and rice boxes of varying sizes.