I cleaned out an empty parmesan cheese shaker and use it to hold old, rusted or bent pins, dull needles and used rotary cutter blades. I can just drop needles in the side with the holes, and the rotary cutter blades in the side used to pour. I've had this one for about 3 years, and it's going to take a while to fill, and don't have to worry about pins sticking out of a trash bag. I'll duct tape the top when I'm ready to throw it away. I also use the case the rotary blades come in to discard the used blades.
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