Recycling guitar strings

skullfunkerry

Apologies if this has been discussed before: I've searched, but couldn't see anything... while restringing my guitar today I was thinking (again) about how much metal I've thrown away over the years in guitar strings.

I know D'Addario do a recycling program but it's only in the US... is there anything similar over here?

Simon_M

I was surprised but the local metal scrappies told me they could recycle them when I was weighing some cable in. Essentially they’re just steel. If you chuck them in your local metal recycling they can be sorted and recycled.

Doodlegame

Simon_M said:

I was surprised but the local metal scrappies told me they could recycle them when I was weighing some cable in. Essentially they’re just steel. If you chuck them in your local metal recycling they can be sorted and recycled.

Had never thought of that, good idea

drwiddly

I just throw them in with the recycling at home.

TonyR

I put mine in the metal recycling bin I have in the garage, that then gets emptied at the tip when it’s full.

Sassafras

Old strings can be turned into effective cheese-cutters and rabbit snares. 

JerkMoans

Sassafras said:

Old strings can be turned into effective cheese-cutters and rabbit snares. 

And garrottes  

Sassafras

JerkMoans said:

Sassafras said:

Old strings can be turned into effective cheese-cutters and rabbit snares. 

And garrottes  

I find they chafe my hands when I'm garroting people.

fandango

Sassafras said:

JerkMoans said:

Sassafras said:

Old strings can be turned into effective cheese-cutters and rabbit snares. 

And garrottes  

I find they chafe my hands when I'm garroting people.

... and I find that cheese tastes a bit funny, especially if I've used Fast Fret on the strings when they were on the guitar. 

SteveRobinson

Here's where mine go 

Sassafras

SteveRobinson said:

Here's where mine go 

Are you Eric Johnson's supplier?

JerkMoans

https://theguitarwrist.co.uk/

SteveRobinson

Sassafras said:

SteveRobinson said:

Here's where mine go 

Are you Eric Johnson's supplier?

I don't make the bracelets, I only supply them with the strings.

FastEddie

I always put mine into a can I'm recycling. That way they stay in the loop. 

Grangousier

If you have a spare 30 years, a low E string can be used to file through the prison bars, very slowly. 

SNAKEBITE

JerkMoans said:

Sassafras said:

Old strings can be turned into effective cheese-cutters and rabbit snares. 

And garrottes  

C'mon. Anyone with a sense of tradition knows you can only garrotte someone with piano wire!

It gives a better tone.