Recycling

[dave1949]

I know old containers etc have been used for years for storage in the garage,but my wife bought a fresh soup weekend in a square half pint {sorry don't do Metric}size plastic container with screw lid,perfect for screws nuts bolts and wont break. Whose got other bits of usueful tips to share?

[chickenjohn]

Old ice cream containers (with lid), old jam jars, cardboard boxes (packaging etc), those little plastic bags that clip at the top and have a writable strip on them.

[Peetee]

I found an old Morris Minor is perfect pre-used receptical (source) for keeping every possible nut bolt or panel you may need for your pride and joy.
A second benefit is comments from passers by like "Oh you've got 2 moggies - how unusual!"
After all, when's the last time sombody complemented you on an old shoe box full of bolts?

[Kevin]

After all, when's the last time sombody complemented you on an old shoe box full of bolts?

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[Orkney]

The chinese here still uses the clear (well almost) plastic containers rather than the foil with card top types - really useful things - take a new box of screws easily sort of size.
Great advatage is that stacked on the shelves you can see whats in them.
I do look at them occasionally and feel a bit sick on account of each one full of food would have cost a fiver and there are lots there

Paper milk cartons - great one use containers for fiberglass or filler, also make bees knees firelighters.

Many plastic bottles can make great funnels.

Free mobile phone top up swipe cards - available most newsagents & post offices - Brilliant filler applicators

Rebuild a stone house from 3 remaining walls & no roof , bring a scabby trav back to life, does that count too

[Peetee]

I used a cut down 'bag for life' as an improvised CV boot on the Skoda.
It's on 300 miles and counting....
Somebody not a million miles from this messageboard has used old wheels and tyres split around the casing and turned inside out as garden planters. With a bit of weathering you have to look twice to see what it is!
All the furniture in my workshop; shelves, cabinet, workbench and chest of drawers are rescued from the tip.
Two of the sheds were about to be binned by neighbours too - one's lasted 5 years more the other 6 and both are still going strong.

[Orkney]

Somebody not a million miles from this messageboard has used old wheels and tyres split around the casing and turned inside out as garden planters

that believe it or not was on blue peter about 20 years+ ago

[Spag]

Another vote for Chinese containers for small parts, and icecream tubbies for bigger bits.

2l drinks bottles are pretty good for longer things, like head studs, main bolts etc. stick a bit of paraffin in them then as you strip yer engine, post the bits into the 'cleaning bottle'. Put the lit on and aggitate to clean, then pour off the spare.

Trees, offcuts of wood, paper, rags, 'spilled' oil, um waste thinners and brush cleaner all find there way into the garage heater.

Recycled beer keg with top cut off makes a good parts washer when filled with heating oil.

Recycled beer keg with top cut off, extra bracket and spare bottle jack makes a good cider press (different keg to the one with oil in!!!)

Recycled beer keg also featured as fuel tank in FWD V8 Mini.

I am sure theres some other stuff...

[dunketh]

Whilst still living with parents, many years ago, I used to regularly recycle my mum's washing up bowls and buckets as oil containers.
I even used a large seed tray once to sit an engine in whilst I cleaned it.

Sadly she, and my wife, are less than enthusiastic about my kitchen recycling attempts. Women eh?

[Axolotl]

plastic container with screw lid,perfect for screws nuts bolts

You can screw the lid(s) to the underneath of a shelf, then screw the container onto the lid. Saves space on the shelf, and keeps them tidy.

Then you have a "storage system", instead of a collection of old containers.

Used to work with jam jars, don't see why it shouldn't work with new fangled plastic .

[WPR678B]

Somebody not a million miles from this messageboard has used old wheels and tyres split around the casing and turned inside out as garden planters. With a bit of weathering you have to look twice to see what it is!

But did you notice how many were van rims?

[bigginger]

You can screw the lid(s) to the underneath of a shelf, then screw the container onto the lid

It's Blue Peter again
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[8009STEVE]

Dont forget the sticky backed plastic and a pair of Vals old Knickers

[Peetee]

But did you notice how many were van rims?

ARRGG! He didn't???