OT. Uses for cat litter pails?

[larry in cinci]

The subject pretty much covers the question. Does any one know of any uses for the 35# cat litter pails? They are a cube about 1 foot on a side I already use some for cut offs(obligatory wood ref) and de-icing salt, garden tools and the like any one have other uses they can share? Thanks for any help. Larry

[firstjois]

1. Places like Pet Smart (?) let bring your own container to purchase litter and you get to pay a little less. Share these with friends who have cats and change to a pet store that lets you bring your own container.
2. Set them aside to dry paint and varnish you no longer want. Do this a few times and take the container to the dump.
3. Cut bottoms off and place around new plants. Cover tops with plastic if expecting frost/freeze overnight.
4. Clean 'em up and take to local elementary school. They are always looking for containers for one use or another.
5. Drill a few holes in the bottom and use them for container gardening.
6. Drill a few holes in the bottom and build rough cedar planters around them. Nice to lift out a plant that has gone by and replace with some other plant you have been nursing along.
7. See if your dump has a "too good to throw away" location and drop them off there. Bet someone will pick them up in a few seconds. If your dump doesn't have a "too good to throw away" location get them moving towards making one.

HTH, Josie

[jo4hn]

Cocktail glasses. j4

[Gerald Ross]

Put a cushion in it and let the cat sleep in it. Be sure to put the lid on! ;)

[Wilson Lamb]

[mp]

Party hats.

[Tom]

Carry my fishing tackle down to the boat in them. Handy for carrying fish back up from the boat (but not too often with my luck at fishing). I gather the tools I'll need for a particular job, put them in the bucket and carry it to the job. Tom.

[Tony]

Hi, I store bird feed in them, better then the bags.

Tony

[Dave Mundt]

I refill them with the used cat litter, before taking them to the dump. Probably no suprise that I always need more to take it out than I needed to bring it in. Some folks say cats are full of crap. The ones that live here cannot be...judging from their output! *smile*. Regards Dave Mundt

[mac davis]

Need storage for hardware and stuff?

Fasten them together in rows and put them on the wall with wood screws holding the bottoms to a wall.. great for sorting hardware, etc...

I did one for my kid out of those small plastic milk crates..

mac

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[firstjois]

Shoot, that might be a good idea in the laundry for socks!

Josie

[Joe_Stein]

I use a cat litter pan I found along the road to hold little-used tools. It and tools are in a filing cabinet a neighbor set out on the curb with a free sign. So I took it. Happy Spring. Joe

mac davis wrote:

[d.kessell]

Replacements for the 25 & 50 lb cardboard boxes nails come in: when the box gives out, dump the nails into a pail (works with screws, too). I always keep a few handy.

Dan