Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle Ferrero Rocher boxes?

By: Monica

Monica — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:41:53 +0000

Hi Rainy, I have one I didn’t want to throw away – would you like it?

By: Rainy

Rainy — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:22:16 +0000

Hi, my mum uses them for home made fudge, the reason I ended up on this website was trying to find empty boxes people wanted to recycle.

By: Hawaiian Librarian

Hawaiian Librarian — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:57:30 +0000

Library patron just “gifted” me w/ 13 empty double FR plastic boxes that were about to be discarded @ Costco/Sam’s Club [warehouse-type store]. I’m turning them into a holiday crafts class making Christmas Memory Boxes” that we’ll decorate simply w/ ribbons, snowflake stickers, and paper diecut shapes. Wish me luck!

By: David Ballantyne

David Ballantyne — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:33:37 +0000

The 16 chocolate size boxes i use for storing and displaying some of my model soldier collection, with these boxes being perfectly clear and also quite strong, they are ideal for this purpose.

I would love to know where i can obtain a good supply of these boxes without having to eat loads of the chocs, although i do quite like them.

By: Alice

Alice — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:24:57 +0000

Find anyone who identifies or breeds moths, the smaller (16 chocolate) boxes are really brilliant for putting the moths in while identifying them (before releasing them). They are also the same size and shape as commercially available larval breeding boxes.

Great for kids to collect any beasties they are interested in as you can get the invertebrates into the box easily and have a good look at them.

By: Computer Recycling

Computer Recycling — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:22:27 +0000

If you cant come up with a reuse idea for it please dont put it into you general waste recycle it instead!
To make sorting and thus recycling plastic easier, the American Society of Plastics Industry developed a standard marking code to help consumers identify and sort the main types of plastic. If you google recycling plastic these codes are displayed, tt will be a number between 1 and 7 highlighting the type of plastic. Most councils mixed recycling collections will take certain types of plastic and recycle it for reuse in manufacturing.

By: MSunflower

MSunflower — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:53:44 +0000

Unfortunately they break so easily that every time I have used one for storing anything I’ve had to end up throwing it out due to the plastic snapping. :(

But I imagine you could decoupage these from the inside or paint them…that would look pretty cool!

By: Andy Walker

Andy Walker — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:33:57 +0000

You could use them to soundproof any rooms that may need soundproofing.

By: Covert_Operations'78

Covert_Operations'78 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:42:01 +0000

Since the plastic is quite brittle, the box is unsuitable for heavy duty or frequent use. My friend Serina set up a nature club for children from low-income families and uses FR boxes for the Club museum. Line the boxes with tissue and put items for display inside. So far we have moulted snake skin, some seaweed, unusual seeds, snail shells and dead insects on display. It keeps things neat, visible and accessible at a very low cost.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:17:55 +0000

you could use it as a holder for photos maybe (:

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:55:17 +0000

How about using for:

Children’s crayons
pens/pencils/erasers
little toy pieces
playing cards/game pieces
push pins/thumbtacks/elastics
stamps/paper clips
organizing medication bottles
loose photographs
rolls of film
gift box for homemade cookies/fudge etc.
batteries
post it notepads
cookie/biscuit cutters
icing/frosting decorating bag tips
food/icing/frosting colour bottles/pots
garden seed packets
birthday candles
nametags
recipe box
notecards/envelopes
Christmas light replacement bulbs
small dog/cat treats

In the bathroom-
cotton balls/make-up pads/Q-tips
lipstick
first aid supplies/Bandaids
hair ties/ribbons/barettes/clips
nail varnish/polish bottles
make up brushes
eyeliner/lipliner pencils

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:59:51 +0000

There was a recent previous post on what to do with those charity/awareness raising rubber bands now they’re going out of fashion – they’re perfect for keeping FR boxes shut.

I have a couple with sewing things in them, they hold reels of cotton really well and the transparency makes it easier to find the colour you want without getting them all tangled up. Good for embroidery threads too.

If very bored you could probably make a version of the cardboard fish tank with them http://kidkadoodlekrafts.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/awesome-aquarium/

Or maybe fill it with pebbles to hold candles or insence – if you used glass beads or other transparent things the light would shine through it.

By: Lynsey

Lynsey — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:52:17 +0000

If you do want to use it as a lunchbox how about just putting some elastic bands around it? The red ones that the postman drops all over the place would be good although I would wash them first! They would be good used in drawers as open ‘trays’ so that those little fiddly bits don’t get lost (batteries etc)

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:46:01 +0000

You could use the box as a base to decorate. It would make a very pretty box to use by the bedside or anywhere really.

By: Laura K

Laura K — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:23:39 +0000

My mom uses these as her secondary jewlery boxes. For places like by the bed, in the bathroom & for the jewlery she wears the most.

By: Cipollina

Cipollina — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:41:39 +0000

I am a FR junkie, and almost everybody gives me a box on gift-giving occasions, so I have quite a few.

I haven’t found any other use for them than storage, though:

The small ones I use for sewing stuff – they’re great for that, because you can see exactly what’s in them without opening. Shirt buttons, machine spools, needles, red threads in this one, green threads in that one…

The big one-layered ones I use for yule ornaments – (tiny tree, tiny ornaments). Each colour has its box/es. This year the tree was clad from the silver boxes.

I got a big heart shaped FR box once – but couldn’t find any use for it, so I gave it to my 9yo niece. She keeps her “jewellery” in it.