Feb 25 2009
What to do With Used Egg Cartons
You just finished cooking up your last egg, what can you do with that egg carton? Do you throw it out? Do you pitch it in your recycle bin? hmmmm… Here’s a few ideas that you can reuse that egg carton for:
Cut the top of the egg carton from the bottom half, poke small holes in the bottom for drainage, and use both pieces as seed starter trays.
Cover with a nice piece of fabric and use the cup portion for a jewelry organizer.
You can use the top portion for a way to organize your pierced earrings by just poking them through the container itself.
Cut the top part away of the container from the bottom part and use the cups as a place for different colored paints when painting a project (like a palette).
You can use the egg carton as a storage compartment for different beads and other small craft items.
How about ice cube trays?
or golf ball storage?
There are many possibilities for an old egg carton. Use your imagination…if you can think of anything that I didn’t place on the list, feel free to add your ideas with your comments!
Time to get crackin’ (sorry, I couldn’t help myself)
~Wind
cool ideas. never saw your blog before, but i like it. thanks for sharing
I’ve done every thing you mentioned except ice cube trays? Does that work? Doesn’t the water seep into and make the carboard substance icky?
Cutting them up and using them instead of styrofoam peanuts for packing is also a good idea.
Sandy
I have chickens so every one I know gives me their egg cartons and I return them full of eggs. I don’t have to worry about what to do with the empties, in no time at all they are filled up and headed back to my friends who gave them to me.
Great ideas, and I will be using your advice for seeding this Spring!
Hi Sandy,
You would have to use the Styrofoam egg cartons for the ice cube trays!
~Wind
I love the idea of saving them to dish out fresh eggs to your friends, way to recycle!!
~Wind
great eco friendly ideas, thanks wind!
I’ve been saving my cardboard egg cartons for seedlings for the past couple of months. It’s ALMOST time - I’m sooo excited looking at the growing stack.
I am going to link to this because these are great projects for those in long term care