What do you do with Plastic Coathangers?

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Sooetie
Sooetie Posts: 141 Forumite
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edited 3 December 2017 at 10:52PM in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving
They are freely given by stores

How many have you thrown away?

It seems you can't recycle them so should they be

Banned

Or

Pay a tax like carrier bags

What to do with plastic coathangers 2 votes

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  • VoucherMan
    VoucherMan Posts: 2,771 Forumite
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    Sooetie wrote: »
    What do you do with Plastic Coathangers?

    Hang plastic coats on them?:o
  • DigForVictory
    DigForVictory Posts: 11,906 Forumite
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    Leave them with the shop who can recycle them? Or at least reuse?
  • seashore22
    seashore22 Posts: 1,443 Forumite
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    You don't have to take the coat hangers if you don't need them. In fact they seem to give them out much less freely these days and some stores ask if you want them. Just say no.
  • martinthebandit
    martinthebandit Posts: 4,422 Forumite
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    edited 5 December 2017 at 3:27PM
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    Personally I think we should ban people from banning things.


    Where is the ‘leave things alone’ option on the poll?
  • onomatopoeia99
    onomatopoeia99 Posts: 6,964 Forumite
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    I use them to hang clothes. Radical thought, I know.
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  • stator
    stator Posts: 7,441 Forumite
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    A lot of shops will actually take them back.
    Haven't tried it for a while but if you take the TU hangers back to sainsburys they will reuse them
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  • Abbafan1972
    Abbafan1972 Posts: 6,895 Forumite
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    I find they are useful for unblocking the toilet!
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  • elsien
    elsien Posts: 32,761 Forumite
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    Donate them to charity shops.
    All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

    Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.
  • shortcrust
    shortcrust Posts: 2,697 Forumite
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    martinthebandit wrote: »
    Personally I think we should ban people from banning things.


    We’re is the ‘leave things alone’ option on the poll?

    Yes, it’s not exactly top of my list of modern woes. The comparison with supermarket bags doesn’t really stand up.
  • firefox1956
    firefox1956 Posts: 1,548 Forumite
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    elsien wrote: »
    Donate them to charity shops.

    Nope..........
    None of the charity shops in my area will take them.
    In fact they get a bit uppity if you even suggest the dreaded 'coat hanger' words.
    HTH
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