Pots of stuff ... what do you do with your unwanted packaging? Photograph: Linda Nylind
I take a vitamin pill every day. It's one of those effervescent ones and it comes in a bright green canister. I currently have hundreds (well a few, but it feels like hundreds) of these lying around the house because I don't like the idea of throwing them away and they do look as if they could come in useful for something, but what?
Earlier this year we asked for your ideas about how to reuse household items that would otherwise be thrown away. I have perused the list in the hope of finding some inspiration. Most of the excellent suggestions seemed to focus on growing vegetables, making your own yoghurt or improving your compost, none of which I want to do. It's not that I don't try to live a more ethical lifestyle - after all I cycle to work everyday, buy organic veg and have a recycling bin - but I'm not into grow-your-own, crafts or DIY.
I do use old jars to hold pens and pencils, and on holiday I often carry change in empty film canisters. So can anyone tell me what I can do with the waste generated from my vitamin habit?
