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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
Just realized we do not even use aluminum cans these days.
Much more glass bottles like wine bottles, jars of salad dressing etc.
Wonder who would take those.
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Check your local crafters' guild (I hope Florida has those? If not, they should. Great idea to get one started if you're interested).
There are artisans who "repurpose" all kinds of glass containers and other glass objects. Turning wine bottles into beautifully hand-painted candle holders, gallon jugs into patio planters, colored glass into mosaic tops for tables made out of reclaimed wood, etc.
I personally have bought six Oui yogurts, just because I liked the glass jars they come in. I now have a full set of matching juice glasses as a result. I didn't own any juice glasses until then.
Can use them for pudding cups too but you can't put these glasses in the oven or microwave - they'll break. They ARE, however, dishwasher safe.
You can find other uses for them too, without changing them at all. Paper clip containers, golf pencil holder (they're not big enough for much longer than that), etc.
Talenti gelato jars are perfect for workshops - nails, screws, washers, hinges, all the little doodads that workshops have - all separated by category and size, and each container stacked neatly in rows. SInce the jars are 100 see-through, you don't have to open a drawer to find out what's inside. You only have to look.
The gelato jars are also great for holding cotton balls, cotton swabs, make up brushes. And you can paint them to obscure the print and make it your own cheerful design.