Dish & Pottery Creative Reuse
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Are you cleaning out unwanted or chipped dishes, inspired by the show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo? Get lots of ideas of what to do with ceramic, porcelain, clay or glass dishes.
Where Can You Bring Unwanted Dishes and Pottery?
Check with local organizations who support veterans or people who are moving in transitional housing, as well as homeless and women’s support centers.
The organization Operation Homefront helps set up households for veterans in some areas of the United States.
On Facebook, there are many Buy Nothing groups where you can get the dishes directly to the people who need them most rather than flooding thrift stores.
If you have vintage Pyrex dishes, you might be able to sell them on collector websites or eBay.
Can You Put Broken Dishes in the Recycling Bin?
Ceramics are considered to be contamination in most municipal recycling programs . So don’t put broken dishes in your recycling bin. And if you are going to put them in the trash, be sure to securely tape up the broken pieces in a cardboard box labelled “broken dish” to keep your trash collection team safe.
Home Decor & Garden Projects to Creatively Reuse Dishes & Pottery
Check Trashmagination’s Pinterest board of project ideas for dishes and pottery
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. While the masters of kintsugi will make extraordinary art, it is still possible for those of us who are not experts to experiment with this technique. You only need two materials – a two-part clear epoxy and mica powder.
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Glue glass dishes together to make a flower and display in your garden.
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