What can I do with old elastic bands dropped by the postman?

[bobbyt]

Hi, you know the red elastic bands the postman uses for his letters.... well I have saved them over the last couple of years at my place of work, purely because I wondered if there is anywhere that recycle them (like used stamps?) I didn't want to just dump them in the rubbish!! There has to be a couple of hundred if not more.... Does anyone have a use for them or know of anywhere I could send them for recycling?? Cheers

[fox20thc]

stick them in an envelope with no stamp on and send them to Royal Mail head office

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/25/rubber-bands-royal-mail

[140609]

make a rubberband ball

[bobbyt]

Thanks fox20thc, I will do just that!!

[bobbyt]

But then... the rubber band ball sounds like fun!!

[Tomm06]

Send 'em to me I'll spend the week twanging them at things in the house

[scottsmith]

Send 'em to me I'll spend the week twanging them at things in the house

 

That could literally kill hours! I do it at work, such fun.

[bobbyt]

haha Tomm06... they're yours if you want them!!!

[Mahiri]

I'd go with the rubber band ball, or you could sell them on ebay

[mikeG]

Dont know why the postmen dont put them in their pocket and dump them back at the depot. That would save the post office having to buy n million rubber bands every year. I assume chucking the bands on the pavement or people's drives is a criminal offence anyway. Litter - on the spot fine.