What to do with the tins?!
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Topic: What to do with the tins?!
Posted By: emz
Subject: What to do with the tins?!
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 2:26pm
| OMG formula tins, I have millions of them (empty ones obviously lol). Can you recycle them? I looked at the tin and it doesn't have a symbol anywhere, would be great if we could otherwise I'll have to put them out with the rubbish. Do you know if you can or any other alternative dumping/recycling ideas as I hate the thought of all of this going to the landfill... |
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Posted By: BellaBoo
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 2:34pm
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Emz I am sure I saw the same question posted a wee while back. Suggestions were- giving them to schools, using them to store stuff in the garage etc. Not sure where and how long ago it was posted, sorry! ------------- http://lilypie.com">   http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 2:49pm
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I've been putting them into the recycling. I've just assumed that as they are aluminium that they can be recycled ... your local council should be able to advise ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 2:50pm
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I gave all of the gremlins ones to Maya's preschool, they used them to plant seeds in, make stilts, store stuff in and various other uses (we got thru a LOT of tins lol!). -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 3:09pm
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I put them out with the recyc's & havent had a pink sticker yet ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 3:57pm
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I put all mine in the recycling as well and like glow never been told that they shouldn't be in there.
Keep one for him to bash when he gets a bit older as well. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 4:17pm
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I stick ours in the recycling, no worries. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: Bayley
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 4:20pm
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They can definitely be recycled. The Karicare tins have the recycling symbol on them. Otherwise as others have suggested, pre-schools etc would love to have them donated! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 4:24pm
| Daniels fav toy at the mo is a tin with a plastic ball inside. He uses it as a drum and bashes the hell outta it and shakes it like mad listening to the ball roll around inside. All the rest we recycle |
Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 4:35pm
ohhh stilts! Great idea, will have to save a couple  ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 5:19pm
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yeah we used them to put stuff in the garage and cleaned out a few with the lids on and paris used to use them to make awesome towers with, we actually had enough cleaned out in the shed for a while that i really wanted to use them to make a cubby house out of, lolol.. but remembered that on the odd occasion that they did fall down. there was the potential for a bit of an owie if it fell on their head. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 6:08pm
| Yay recycling! I've used one for a food scraps tin (and clearly labelled it as DH is hopeless!), he doesn't need any in his garage (far more organised in there than in the house - typical male) and will keep a few when he's older for toys. Just seemed crazy that there was no recycling label. For now I'll put the ones I have out with the recycling, but might contact the kindergarten across the road at some stage to see if they want some and I'll save them for them. Thanks for the help, I so didn't want to fill my rubbish bag with them. I even asked my teacher friends if they wanted them but they obviously couldn't see the potential! |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 9:57pm
| our DC always asks for them...the kids love to play with them and they use them for stuff...we give DC our tins, plastic bags and shredded paper |
Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 9:29am
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We made stilts with some of ours. They are just so strong, even an adult can go on them... ------------- formerly known as "Bee" Ethan ~ March 2003 Big 6 year old school boy! Micah ~ Aug 2008 ~ Smiley pants who loves telephones! |