DO NOT place unwanted discs or packaging in your curbside or town recycling bins. They do not properly recycle CDs and DVDs because they are #7 plastic.
Each year, billions of CDs and DVDs are manufactured, while millions of these discs end up in landfills and incinerators. If you use, sell, promote, distribute, or manufacture compact discs, it is your responsibility to promote how to recycle them. Compacts Discs, when recycled properly, will stop unnecessary pollution, conserve natural resources, and help slow global warming. Spread the word to help us save the world we all live in.
When not recycled properly, discs will last forever in a landfill or emit harmful gases into the atmosphere from an incinerator. Out of the billions of CDs and DVDs manufactured each year, millions will end up in landfills and incinerators. If you use, sell, promote, distribute, or manufacture compact discs, let us help you recycle them.
Plastic discs are made from oil. Recycling your discs saves oil and conserves natural resources, while turning them back into something useful.
Before throwing away a CD or DVD please inform yourself where can you drop them, nowadays there are shops where you can bring your items such as batteries, cables, lightbulbs or discs and they take care of them. If you live in the USA, consider recycling your discs in CD Recycling Center of America.
If you CD has scratches, click on the following picture to learn how to Repair a CD with Toothaste:
How to Repair a CD With Toothpaste
If not, then take a look to this vast ideas to reuse/upcycle them, hope you find them inspirational 🙂
Create a texture with cut pieces of discs [not original source]How to separate the layers of a DVD [source – broken link]DIY: Recycled CD iPhone DockStenciled CD/DVD CoastersDisc ArtDIY Shirt Collar with Old CD’s/DVD’s.Napkin holder from CD/DVD – Porta guardanapos de CD/DVDRECYCLED CD INTO JEWELS “elaborate necklaces, earrings & bracelets with old CD’s and DVD’s. I use the technique of glass fusing, but for this, you’ll need a common kitchen oven and you only need to bake them for few minutes.” – Mary Ward-TixWonder Ball DIYfun little circle album made out of recycled old CDsCD Art by Sean AveryCut your old CDs and DVDs into pieces and use them to glitz up anything – from picture frames to flower pots to this funky mosaic mirror. Photo: Ada B./Cut Out and KeepKids’ Photo Frames – FROM OLD CDsDIY Old CD Mosaic Mirror Frame
DIY – Mandala com CD – Mandala with CD
CD/DVD Mandala (Portuguese)DIY Gazing Flower PotCD Wallpaper by gowskMosaic Tile Birdbath using Recycled DVDsRecycled Garden Art…Children’s Simple Chime and SuncatcherMake a Spinny Game / Center with an old CDChristmas CD’s garlandThese are not made with Old Discs, but could be a possibilityTutorial: How to recycle CDs (in oven)
How to Make a flower arrangement using old CDs
From Instructables:
CD Rack From Old CDs by garyguitarCD “BOOKENDS” – for CD’s by ThinkensteinCD Closet Dividers by RadBearMake a Kumihimo Disk Out of a CD by HannahMadeItCD/DVD Roofing Concept by Jayefuu
From Pinterest:
CD MandalasCD dreamcatchers crochetBasket of reused CDCD courtainBox decorated with old cdMosaic art / could be a sun catcher as wellCD/DVD as suncatcherHover craft using an old CD/DVD, balloon, bottle top with a top that pushes down and up and super glueRecycle an old cd/DVD with glass marbles as candle holderold cds/dvds and plastic bottle bird houseVarious CD CraftsCD desk clock
More Ideas:
8 fun ways to reuse CDs with/for kids!Compact Disc-a-StravaganzaMore ideas (Azerbaijani)24 Amazing Uses For Old CDs14 ways to reuse old CDs and DVDsDecorate Parties With Old CD´s
I loved it! And thank you for including my video. YouTube does not accept links in the comments so your not appear. Congratulations for the beautiful blog!
Thank you for posting your video in the first place! and for passing by, hope you come back and visit the blog anytime, hope you find it inspirational 🙂
ecogreenlove 
Great post!
Thank you for passing by! 🙂
I loved it! And thank you for including my video. YouTube does not accept links in the comments so your not appear. Congratulations for the beautiful blog!
Thank you for posting your video in the first place! and for passing by, hope you come back and visit the blog anytime, hope you find it inspirational 🙂