Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle old chipboard/particleboard? http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20091104/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-old-chipboardparticleboard Creative ideas for reusing and recycling random stuff Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:56:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Alice http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20091104/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-old-chipboardparticleboard/comment-page-1#comment-1006835 Alice Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:14:37 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/?p=1873#comment-1006835 This might go without saying, but don't ever let it get remotely damp or it will swell out of all recognisable shape and completely disintegrate. I once threw out a wardrobe made of this stuff, and instead of calling the council for a special !large item" collection I just left it outside for a couple of weeks, by which time it was really soft and easy to snap into pieces small enough to fit in my normal waste bin. This might go without saying, but don’t ever let it get remotely damp or it will swell out of all recognisable shape and completely disintegrate.

I once threw out a wardrobe made of this stuff, and instead of calling the council for a special !large item” collection I just left it outside for a couple of weeks, by which time it was really soft and easy to snap into pieces small enough to fit in my normal waste bin.

]]> By: Kara http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20091104/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-old-chipboardparticleboard/comment-page-1#comment-1004522 Kara Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:41:33 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/?p=1873#comment-1004522 It is possible to unwarp the shelves by letting them lay flat with a stack of books or brick or something on top of the "hump" where they warped. Then they can be reused with better support in the middle. If most of the shelving is still pretty flat, they can be cut apart to make storage cubes or something out of the good parts. Particle board can be worked with regular woodworking tools with only minor precautions (like a dust mask and eye protection) that you should be using anyway; most things that can be made of plywood can be made with particle board. It is possible to unwarp the shelves by letting them lay flat with a stack of books or brick or something on top of the “hump” where they warped. Then they can be reused with better support in the middle. If most of the shelving is still pretty flat, they can be cut apart to make storage cubes or something out of the good parts. Particle board can be worked with regular woodworking tools with only minor precautions (like a dust mask and eye protection) that you should be using anyway; most things that can be made of plywood can be made with particle board.

]]> By: Cipollina http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20091104/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-old-chipboardparticleboard/comment-page-1#comment-1004463 Cipollina Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:34:26 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/?p=1873#comment-1004463 The kitchen in our house is made from this shit - it was fitted only eight years ago according to previous owner, and it's a well-known quality brand, too, and it's already disintegrating from the humid climate we have here. I am designing a new kitchen which will be made from old pallets and left over building materials found by recycling stations along the roads, and I will reuse the kitchen doors somehow, as they're made from real wood, but the rest I'll leave to the municipality who compost it to use in public parks and when they landscape roundabout islands. I really can't think of anything else it's good for. They really should quit producing this. The kitchen in our house is made from this shit – it was fitted only eight years ago according to previous owner, and it’s a well-known quality brand, too, and it’s already disintegrating from the humid climate we have here. I am designing a new kitchen which will be made from old pallets and left over building materials found by recycling stations along the roads, and I will reuse the kitchen doors somehow, as they’re made from real wood, but the rest I’ll leave to the municipality who compost it to use in public parks and when they landscape roundabout islands.

I really can’t think of anything else it’s good for. They really should quit producing this.

]]> By: Bobbie http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20091104/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-old-chipboardparticleboard/comment-page-1#comment-1004453 Bobbie Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:43:14 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/?p=1873#comment-1004453 I saw an entertainment center turned into a bird cage, so why not turn a bookshelf into a bird cage? For an example look here: http://handymanrandy.org/images/birdcage_large.jpg I saw an entertainment center turned into a bird cage, so why not turn a bookshelf into a bird cage? For an example look here:
http://handymanrandy.org/images/birdcage_large.jpg

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