By now (almost) everyone knows that most of the receipts are made in thermal papera material that it cannot be recycled. That’s why they must always be thrown into the dry undifferentiated.
But today we want to offer you something different: Curious ideas to reuse receipts in the name of creative recycling. Some are simple, others decidedly unusual. Are you ready to put yourself at work?
Artistic collage
Collect a lot of receipts and, when the inspiration arrives, glue them on a sheet of cardboard to create an original collage. You can enrich it with one ironic or poetic phrasewritten with a colorful marker. To enhance it, frame it And hang it: it will be a unique piece!
Receipt flowers
What if the receipts become … petals? Draw them, cut them out and assemble them to form the corolla. For the stem, roll the newspaper. Make it of various shapes and sizes: the result will be a Creative deck to be put in a vase.
Original bookmarks
To make bookmarks, glued pieces of receipts on a cardboard rectangle. Then spread a hand of vinyl glue also on the surface to protect it. Forate the higher end and add a Ribbon or a thread of string.
Personalized frames
Do you have an old or anonymous frame? Cut out the receipts in geometric shapes and glue them over the entire surface. Finish the work with a layer of vinyl glue diluted in water. Let it dry and enjoy your new frame from the original look!
