Electronic waste is one of the biggest ecological problems affecting the planet. Computers, televisions and cell phones, which until a few decades ago were a novelty that not everyone had, are now not only an everyday issue, but it is also very common for us to have a computer, television , music equipment or other broken or disused technological items.
If you have old floppy disks, cds, a mouse or keyboard that no longer works, broken headphones, or an old monitor or computer cabinet, learn how to turn it into an innovative design object for your home and help reduce the amount of garbage! !
1. Rubber keyboards
Flex keyboards are fairly new, but you may already have one that has stopped working.
Cover a notebook, a pen with it, or fold it and create a very original pencil case!
2. Notepads with floppy disks
There must be few floppy disk drives in the world that still work, and, in any case, their owners probably no longer use them, because first CDs, and then memory cards and USB disks have greatly exceeded the capacity of floppy disks, rendering them obsolete.
However, taking advantage of their colors and the slots in the plastic, which will be used to pass strings or hooks, you can take advantage of them to make great little notebooks that you can combine with some pretty vintage pens for the office.
3. Library-tv
If your mother is one of those who say that reading is much better than watching television… She will love to see how you turn a broken television into a library!
4. A new home for the fish
If your fish need a new home… Make a frame for the fish tank, with the frame of an old television or microwave! You will surprise the visitors, who will remain hypnotized in front of the disused television as if it were still in its golden years.
5. A very special necklace
Who doesn’t have an old keyboard at home that doesn’t work, and perhaps several keys have already come off? You can take advantage of it to put together fun necklaces with words, or also, if you prefer, to create earrings or rings with “alt”, “esc” or your favorite key: an accessory for the most geeks.
6. Recycle CDs
CDs can be recycled in many ways. Check out these brilliant projects to decorate with CDs, and choose the one you like best!
7. Decorative insects
These insects that look like something out of a futuristic movie are made with circuits and boards from any electronic item that no longer works. You can take advantage of different pieces to fill the house with beautiful models… Don’t limit your imagination!
You don’t have to restrict yourself to a small decorative job: the British artist Susan Stockwell, for example, made a huge world map with electronic scrap; a work of art that also invites us to become aware that we are leaving the world full of garbage.
What will you do to recycle your electronic waste?