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callas



Joined: 20 Jan 2005
Posts: 60
Location: east coast
PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 05 10:12 am    Post subject: Polystyrene pellets Reply with quote
    

I have just received an order from Ascot for jam jars which was great but in the large box was a half a bin bag worth of small 's' shaped polystyrene pellets.

Any ideas of how I can recycle these??

Bugs



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 05 10:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Bean bag/pillow?

Base of container plants for light drainage (always concerned about leaking narsty chemicals so I would choose ornamental plants).

Insulation for something - bit late now.

Take them to a school for art messing, or see if there is a scrap scheme.

Difficult one - horrible stuff those. Green People is one compnay that uses very nice water soluble packaing, based on corn or potato or something. Just as effective but nothing like as noxious.

callas



Joined: 20 Jan 2005
Posts: 60
Location: east coast
PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 05 10:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Bean bag for the dog was the only thing I could think of - but I don't think they will last long as they seem to break up quite easily.

Last time I lovingly made the dogs a bean bag my hard work was repaid by them greeting me in the morning with a flat piece of material and a snow scene.

judith



Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire
PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 05 10:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Yeah, those maize starch peanuts look almost good enough to eat, and compost down in no time.

Bugs



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 05 10:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Google ads have come up trumps...you could do one of those "Innovations catalogue" style lap trays. Could conceivably be useful for crafts, writing, even laptop if you have one.

dougal



Joined: 15 Jan 2005
Posts: 7184
Location: South Kent
PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 05 11:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Keep them in the attic for the occasion you need to pack something!
Even if you don't sell anything on eBay, there's all sorts of times that having some cushioning/space-filling/insulating material comes in handy!
And then there's the 'lucky dip' at the fete...

callas



Joined: 20 Jan 2005
Posts: 60
Location: east coast
PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 05 1:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The winning idea is.......I am going to stick them in the attic and wait for a packing opportunity to come along!

The tray idea was good though.

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