Sewslow

Fortunately, after a long recovery from an auto accident, my husband is no longer on oxygen. The medical supply company picking up the supplies would not take the many yards of new, still-packaged vinyl tubing. I usually think of some "gotta keep it" use for everything but don't have any ideas for this and can't bear to throw it away. Ideas?

LJDay

Donate it to a nursing home. I'm sure they could use it.

tessagin

I also had extra tubing from having had a blood clot and low oxygen levels. I called a nursing home and they would not take it either. Of course this was unused tubing not what I used. Gave it to my husband and he put it into the 2 year box.

nativetexan

rules against using it, even if people say unused. I have tons of it. I tried to return a wheel chair cushion one Nurse made me get, along with the chair. returned the chair fine but they wouldn't take the cushion. used they said. he sat on it for two minutes or less and hated it. sigh. I'd already purchased one cushion he liked better but would not use online. sigh. men and nurses! medicare made me pay for that second cushion!!
anyway i'd love to hear of ideas if anyone has any............

Tartan

I use the bigger plastic tubing to make the thread keepers for my bobbins. I don't know how much grip it has but it might do in a pinch for a treadle belt. How about drip irrigation for the garden? There must be some craft uses but I can't think of anything.

Prism99

Found these ideas online:
http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/2012032...plastic-tubing
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf414103.tip.html
http://scrapreusedandrecycledartproj...en-tubing.html
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/i...0011417AAFuMAb

I can see children making silly straws out of them, decorating the outside with stickers, but they would probably be one-use straws since they'd be impossible to sanitize.

lynnie

maybe sell it on ebay for fish tanks.
No medical place wants it b/c it's considered used.
Good reason to buy a fish tank

PABerard

I use it for "dump bags" for military hospitals. Like this http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/0...g-recuperation

Treasureit

Cover it in fabric, add a nozzle and sell it for a garden hose! Make millions on unsuspecting buyers...ha ha ha

pocoellie

How about cutting them into small pieces, then a slot in and use as bobbin buddies? At least that's what I would try.