I suspect they’re very difficult to recycle – anyone know for sure?What about crafty ideas? See more ideas about Seed packets, Vintage seed packets, Seed packaging. If they’re in really bad shape I recycle the cardboard and metal and then throw the plastic in the trash.I saw some designer solution for the metal meccanism that binds the sheet down; if you have extra of those, those will do an awesome towel hang for bathroom, kitchen etc.We have launched the worlds first stationery recycling programme for ring binders and lever arch files, whereby we separate the component materials and re-use or recycle each of them, check out our websiteI would think that the “three-ring” portion (if we’re talking three-ring binders) could go on the wall and make a nice place to hang stuff with hooks.

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Cut down paper that has writing or photocopying only on one side and bind or clip it together to form notepads. However, there are some specialised recycling services that will take your unused pens and pencils and be able to recycle them, such as Have you recycled stationery in the past? Consider reusing stationery that is only partially used. The collected stationery is collated and sent to various schools and charities that need them the most.Consider local children's groupsAs an alternative to charities and schools, your local area likely has a number of children’s groups that could put your unused stationery to good use. If your town has a church, consider inquiring into whether or not they run an evening or weekend club for young people.If all else fails, your local library may be able to help a new home for your stationery. Use old envelopes to hold receipts or as file folders. Aug 7, 2017 - Explore joyce champlin's board "things to do with seed packets" on Pinterest. | I have been asked about recycling lever arch folders and as they have three main components, I didn’t know how to recycle them.

They specify fonts, bullets, background color, horizontal lines, images, and other design elements that you want to include in outgoing email messages. While your local charity shop is a good place to start, there are a number of charity groups out there that specialise in taking unused stationery and putting it to good use.As an alternative to charities and schools, your local area likely has a number of children’s groups that could put your unused stationery to good use. But what do you do with all those pens once they've run out, become worn out or dried up? Either way, I’ve wondered this same thing before and with plastic covered ringbinders too.Anyone know of any recycling schemes for them as they are? We all know we can never have too much stationery, but what happens if you end up with stationery you no longer need or use? By louisa By complete coincidence, I’ve had a run of stationery questions over the last few days so I’m officially naming this week “Stationery Week” on Recycle This ;) First up, we’ve had an email from Neil asking: I have been asked about recycling lever arch folders and as they have three main components, I didn’t know how to recycle them. I presume if the cardboard folder bit isn’t plastic coated then once the metal has been pulled out, the cardboard can just go in for recycling as normal – is that the case? Distribute old business cards for people to make notes or lists on. If the locking mechanism is no longer strong enough, you could probably do a wire wrapping to reinforce it.Our company has tons of old ring binders, office files and lever arch files that until recently we simply trew away.

I have reused mine a lot in various classes and for things like holding recipes and magazine articles. BIC have teamed up with Terracycle to launch The Writing Instruments Recycling Programme, ensuring all these unwanted pens don't just end up in the bin.