Query

[magid]

Other than recycling, what can I do with empty film cannisters?
(I don't want to use them for food of any sort, because I don't believe the plastic is food-grade.) If you have a project that could use a number of them, I'm very happy to contribute them!

On a related note, what can I do with old prescription containers (the prescription information has been very nicely peeled off already)? Ditto.

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[totally off-topic addendum: the alarm (or whatever it was) finally stopped ringing late yesterday afternoon. Next step: find out what it was. No apology from the neighbors yet...]

Comments

[arfur]

I don't want to use them for food of any sort

Ah well - the only use I ever found for them was as salt & pepper shakers for camping trips. They made (perhaps still make) little plastic tops that had a flap covering a few salt-shaker holes. It was the cutest thing.

[gingicat]

You can make pretty good shakers (for rhythm accompaniment of music) from film canisters and rice. :)

[majes.livejournal.com]

Hrmmm...

You could make some sort of weird - concentration-like game using them, where you put different colored marbles in them and try to find the matching colors.

You could use them as mini-time capsules, stashing stuff in them that you want to recover in the future, then burying them in the yard.

You could also sell crack in them; much safer then the glass bottles they typically use.

[ichur72.livejournal.com]

I've used them in the past as pill containers -- I like to keep a supply of aspirin/ibuprofen on hand in my purse just in case, and film canisters are a nice size for it. Ditto for the smaller size of old prescription bottles.

[cellio]

Some crafty folks use them for storing small ingredients like beads. I don't know if you know anyone with the right hobbies, but it's a thought.

I like the grogger idea.

[teddywolf.livejournal.com]

I find that pill containers are made of washable plastic. If washed and possibly lined with a plastic bag a used pill container could be good for storing herbs as well as anything from the list for film canisters.

Film canisters are another story. That said, I've seen them used for things like Catan letter-counters, a couple of dice, quarters, game money for lots of games... stuff like that. You could also use them for glitterdust. Basically, non-food items are OK. I'd think edibles to be a no-no for those because I can still smell photograph chemical solution when I open them. Soft plastic.