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In the last post I discussed saving space by transferring all your discs to one single holding place – such as a folder or box. This does, however, leave you with a lot of empty cases. You could toss them, but they’ll just sit in a landfill; then your great, great, great grandkids can find and use them I suppose.
You can recycle instead of toss:
Some people want your old cases. Sign up on Freecycle and see if someone needs them.
You can ask if your local library needs them. Some might.
Many cities do have recycling centers that take old cases. However, don’t just set them on the curb; CD and DVD cases are different than say a typical water bottle plastic. Some centers may allow curbside but sometimes there are specialty centers in town that take them. To find your local centers visit Earth 911 – they have a form you can fill in and it will locate you a center.
can you add these guys to your page or suggest their service to people
http://diskrecycling.co.uk
info@diskrecycling.co.uk
i have been supplying them with waste cd’s for 2 years now and they never supprise me with how helpfull they are , i think the web site has all there details. Please let me know if you require any other information !!
Cheers
Sue Hargreaves
Recycling cd | Recycling cds | Recycling dvds | Recycling dvd
recycle cds/cases for free (a So. Cal. company) http://www.cdrecyclingcentral.com/home
Many recycling companies can recycle CD’s and CD cases as well (Polycarbonate, Polypropylene). If you are in the Louisville, KY area, contact Blue Sky, Inc. http://www.blueskyrecycle.com
My advice is not to buy the plastic jewel cases at all. They are difficult to recycle and will be around for thousands of years beyond their intended use. Products like the ReSleeve and RePlay are great CD / DVD cases made of recycled cardboard that can be recycled end of life. http://www.rebinder.com/cd-dvd-cases-and-sleeves
I have recycled CD cases available; 5 1/2 x 5″ size; 200 CD Calendar jewel cases (120 brand new) and 200 + 30 CD cases. All have 1/4″ spine and perfect for labeling with a label maker machine.
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I didn’t want to throw out my old jewel cases either and my city doesn’t recycle them. I called my local used bookstore and they said they could use them. Another good idea is to donate them to your church. My librbary would’t take them because they couldn’t be locked to prevent people from stealing the dvd’s.
Check with local radio stations. They may need jewel cases. I got rid of a ton of them through one local station. Check with your library, they might take them, and finally check with the used music stores. The worse they could say is no, but it is worth the effort for the sake of the landfill space.
@Steve the post above is about this – I’m not sure what else you want??? You have to do some work, like check Earth 911.
i have too many CD& DVD cases & don’t know where to receyele?
Or maybe someone could use them?
Pls send me some information
I read somewhere about using the jewel cases as photo or kids art frames.
http://photojojo.com/content/diy/cd-jewel-case-wall-frames/
They can hold business cards.
They can be a desk calendar.
Get creative.
But alas, you may not need hundreds of little art frames.
Jewel cases do work nicely as little art frames. Our preschool teachers used these with the children’s artwork and photos for gifts for parents. Ask a teacher around Christmas time or Mother’s Day! You might be able to get rid of quite a few!
Please share what you find online on space saving disk folders. I am having trouble finding
them locally. Of course local isnt bad either.