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What does everyone do with their old pots?

Discussion in 'General Gardening Discussion' started by Jungle Jane, Apr 2, 2014.

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  1. Jungle Jane

    Jungle Jane Middle Class Twit Of The Year 2005

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    My garden seems to be overflowing with garden pots and I'm keen to get rid of them. I could just sling them in the bin like many others do but I'm keen for them to be reused. What does everyone else do with theirs?

    Can anyone suggest good places to take them to to be reused or recycled into something else
     
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    JWK Gardener Staff Member

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    1. Put them on Freecycle.

    2. Some GCs around have a container in the car park for people to bring and take used pots.
     
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    • Lolimac

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      If there is an allotment nearby you could always take them there and ask if anyone needs them or put a free ad in your local Paper shop if you have one....:blue thumb:
       
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    • DIY-Dave

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      Collection of some flower pot creations from around the net:
      (Should work equally well with clay or plastic ones)

      FlowerPotCreations.jpg
       
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        I keep all the clay ones but have hundreds of plastic ones and at least half need to go. The most useful sizes are probably quite small, 10cm ish and fairly big - bucket sized. I've just put them on Freecycle and 2 people have expressed an interest so far.
         
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        I take mine to the local community compost centre JJ.. There are a few around this area, usually in the back of car parks & community centres.. You can take garden rubbish to be recycled there, collect compost & a pot drop off\pick up area as well but wash them first.. Very handy..
         
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        I wash 'em and stack 'em in the shed - I still don't think I have too many pots. In fact, is there such a thing as too many pots? :biggrin:
         
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          If they're washed, I'm always happy to have pots if anyone is coming to our Open Garden :blue thumb:

          They can join what's left of these and the others in our shed.

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            I keep finding boxes, carrier/bin bags of them on my doorstep, for some reason or other people in our village think we'll be grateful for anything, as long as it's free.
             
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            • HarryS

              HarryS Eternally Optimistic Gardener

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              Don't put them in the plastic waste bin ! I did and got a warning note on my bin , apparently hard plastic is not wanted. Still not a clue what hard plastic is ?
              As above some GC's have collection bins for them .
               
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              • Jungle Jane

                Jungle Jane Middle Class Twit Of The Year 2005

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                I've just put them up on freecycle. If no one takes then then I will send up to you if you like?
                 
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                We can put them in the recycle bag with the plastic milk bottles and tubs :dbgrtmb:
                 
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                  I seem to put them in a pile in a corner of the allotment.

                  Leave them for about 5 yrs or so, until brittle, then collect up the pieces and put them in the bin.:snork:
                   
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                    Friends have been harangued at a local garden centre for taking pots (of a size required) from their 'recycling' bin, and threatened by the local council for putting unwanted sized pots in their recycling.
                     
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                    Have you seen the price of new plastic pot in the shops etc over the top just for the normal ones , I needed some and when I went to my mums two weeks ago loaded up the car at the Garden center and they had all the old pots (not that old the big green ones) from David Austin roses and a big sign "take as many as you want" well I did :snork:

                    my mum said "aka Spruce gone over the top again have we " :loll:
                     
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