recycling - uses for a baked bean tin
By shelagh77
@shelagh77 (3643)
February 2, 2007 10:15am CST
Day 1
eat contents
afterwards you have these options
punch holes in the bottom of the tin and use as a cheese grater or colander
use as a container for liquids
use as a pastry cutter
use the lid to slice tomatoes or eggs
use to store things
put your paint brushes, pencils etc in to stop them rolling all over the place
save the paper wrappings from the tins to make paper mache
HAVE FUN :-)
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@rainbow (6761)
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2 Feb 07
You missed turn upside down and use as a safe,
give 2 to the kids to make telephones out of
cut the other end out and mend our car exhaust
build many into an exotic modern art sculptuer in your garden
fill with different levels of water to make music
cover top with ball held on with elastic band to make a drum - tie 2 together for bongos
hide your spare keys in
fill with bear to catch slugs and/or wasps
fill with fat and seeds, piece of string allow to set cut down side and hang up your new bird feeder
tied several to a tree for a bird scarer
tie on back of wedding car
duct tape some together put capful of white spirit in bottom, brick at other end and light to make a protable cannon (as seen on brainiac with pringles tube)
use as a holder on your bike for a pop can
put 4 upside down with a piece of wood for a handy step
I enjoyed that, do you really want me to think of any more? lol
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@shelagh77 (3643)
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3 Feb 07
Yay! Yes please! I enjoyed that too! Fantastic and great ideas and I have copied some to use. I am going to give the canon a miss though!
I am waiting avidly for your next list :-)
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
10 Feb 07
Ok, I don't like Baked Beans, so what do I do now? Here is another Idea for it, put whole in the Bottom, put a nice Plant in it, and give it to your Friend, but .....
don't tell her you have put Holes in the Bottom, tell her when she waters it to hold it over her Partner and then he will get wet and that is for all the cheek that he has been dishing out. Is that a good Idea, definatly have fun.
@shelagh77 (3643)
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11 Feb 07
Anyone out there STILL believe she is an angel?
I hope you all have the message, do not upset this little lady lol.
@shelagh77 (3643)
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3 Feb 07
Well, I suppose, lol! In this country tins are recyled by squashing them up, using a lot of energy to melt them down and them re-form them, but some of us like to get their full use out of them before they are recycled lol.
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