How to dispose of wool packaging?

[mango5]

Over the last year or so I've accumulated about 2 bin bags full of wool packaging used to insulate chilled food. It's in a dry cupboard and starting to smell. I found these suggestions on a website but don't have a garden or crafty skills. I don't want to send them to the council recycling facility... What would you suggest?

1. Plumping – How’s your favourite cushion looking? Or your pampered puss or pooch’s trusty bed? Chuck a couple of pieces of WoolCool in there to plump them up again to their former glory. (You’ll get a thankful purr or tail wag too!)
2. Berry protection – From late May, your strawberry plants need a little protection and something to keep those juicy fruits from rotting on the ground. As you may know, strawberries get their name from the straw traditionally used to do just that. But why not WoolCool? Woolberries anyone? Also, when planting rhubarb put a sheet under the plant as a slow-release fertiliser!
3. Fancy dress – In most childhood plays, there tends to be a sheep or two. One lovely mum made her daughter a costume from WoolCool! Perfect for a chilly nativity play too.
4. Hanging baskets – Line your baskets with WoolCool, pop in your gravel and compost in then plant until your heart’s content! It will hold moisture, keeping them going through hot summer days.
5. Chicken nests – Give your birds a clucking great bed over winter with your WoolCool. Keep them toasty and give them a soft landing for those precious eggs.
6. Draught excluder – Stitch it together, roll it up and tie it with pretty ribbon or rope et voila! One woolly draught excluder.
7. Composting – Adding WoolCool to your compost heap can really benefit the end result. Tear it up into smaller pieces and mix it in. Add any worms you find too - they can help break down your compost material into small particles that are easier for bacteria and fungi to digest, which helps them multiply more quickly and generate more heat in your heap.
8. Homemade cool box/gift hampers – Save your frozen gel packs and WoolCool liners to make your own cool box. Or even line a basket to make your own gift hampers (and escape dreaded wrapping paper wastage!)
9. Windscreen saviour – Patch a few sheets together and place over your windscreen to save yourself from the ice-scraping routine. On the subject of vehicles, you could insulate your van! Though that may take quite a few orders…
10. Upcycling – Some lovely customers of ours made these amazing outdoor chair covers using their WoolCool liners and some beautiful material. Alternatively, you could cover some the size of your seats and make seat pads for indoor and outdoor use.

 

[nottsgirl]

Put it on Freecycle.

 

[Rebelda]

I had the same backlog. Offered it to gardeners, who were keen for insulating their seedlings. Other suggestions were to wrap it around tree trunks for nest building birds, but this was all back in spring. My main source has started taking it back and reusing I'll go back to my Facebook post and scan it for other suggesting later.

 

[two sheds]

Good loft insulation

 

[mango5]

I have no loft, might ask around at the local allotments. Some companies will take it back but there's something in the process of turning into packaging that means they often won't reuse from other companies.

 

[two sheds]

I have no loft,

well that's just poor planning

 

[mango5]

Posting this free returns service in case anyone has Woolcool packing (not only mindful chef). Sadly mine is not Woolcool FREE Woolcool Returns | Collect+ delivered by Yodel

 

[WouldBe]

Knit a jumper out of it.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Knit a jumper out of it.

or a post-box cosy?

 

[l'Otters]

Some people like to insulate their camper vans with it, maybe facebook groups if not freecycle?

Anytime insulation comes up in discussion there’s reams and reams of replies and while it’s not the go-to there’s always someone who used sheep’s wool packaging and is very pleased with it.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Knit a jumper out of it.

The proper solution is to knit a sheep.

 

[two sheds]

Some people like to insulate their camper vans with it, maybe facebook groups if not freecycle?

Anytime insulation comes up in discussion there’s reams and reams of replies and while it’s not the go-to there’s always someone who used sheep’s wool packaging and is very pleased with it.

I have wool loft insulation which I'm also very pleased with and just hope I don't get clothes moths

 

[danski]

The proper solution is to knit a sheep.

Fractal level recycling

 

[RubyToogood]

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[two sheds]

use three pillowcases and three pillowcase covers to make a heat box and kettle cosy out of it

 

[BassJunkie]

I compost it. I have a compost that I've been filling for over 10 years. It never gets any bigger. Either, at the bottom there's some world class compost. Or the worms are constantly making off with it.

Composts like to be warm and cosy.

 

[Sasaferrato]

I compost it. I have a compost that I've been filling for over 10 years. It never gets any bigger. Either, at the bottom there's some world class compost. Or the worms are constantly making off with it.

Composts like to be warm and cosy.

At ten years it will be glorious, and yes, full of big stripey worms.

 

[two sheds]

I've got a compost heap like that, the idea that worms are breaking it down is very encouraging - I'd been assuming it's rats