The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said it best when he stated: "Music is the universal language of mankind."
That's why music today is something we can all appreciate, just like the preservation of the environment.
And even though more and more people are downloading music from places like iTunes and Napster, there is still a large amount of us who stick to purchasing CDs.
The bad thing about buying CDs is all the excess paper and plastic packaging that comes with them, not to mention that millions are thrown away every year.
The good thing is that we can recycle and reuse almost every part of our old CDs.
Here are a few creative ways you can recycle your old CDs:
Artwork
Take your old CDs and create a piece of original art on a canvas, or use your favorite CD covers and create a unique collage.
Flower Pot
Stack your old plastic CD drums, drill a few holes and add your own decoration to make a flower pot.
Headphone Holder
Use the bottom of your CD drum (the part with the middle spindle) and tape it up to use as a headphone holder.
Coasters
Decorate them with stickers or glitter, put some cork on the bottom of them, and use them as coasters.
Paint Palette
If you're an artist, use the small circular discs as paint palettes. They're easy to wash off and you can even use a few at a time.
Bike Reflectors
Tape them to your bicycle wheels and use them as reflectors.
Picture Holders
Stick your favorite picture into the clear CD case, fold over the base and use it as a picture frame.
Candle Holder
Place an old CD on the bottom of a candle to catch any dripping wax.
Make a CD Lamp
Make a lamp out of a stack of CDs and a fluorescent bulb.
Bagel/Donut Holder
Pop in a bagel or donut in a CD spindle, cover the top and use it as a carry container!
Wall/Window/Mirror Border
If you have enough to go around your bedroom, use them like a wallpaper border, or decorate the edges of your windows or mirrors.
Of course, if you're not very creative and you just want to recycle your CDs, you can send them to a website like Second Life Disc for free.
The company located in Ventura, California takes all of your old CDs, plastic cases and even DVD cases and recycles them into plastic parts for the automotive and building industry.
Every person around the world shares the love of music, so if you happen to have a few old CDs that you're thinking of throwing away, then recycle them or make them into something fun and unique.
