i put my old blades in my husbands discarded snuff cans perfect fit (cheaper brands are plastic )copenhagen are paper , when full wrap tape around them and throw in trash

Dritz used to recyle old blades. Glad to have another source. Thanks for the info.

the sharpeners are great but after a couple of sharpens they are thin and break easily

I use an old perscription bottle that they just fit into. I have gone to the pharmacy at walmart and asked for one the diameter of the blade. They hold a lot of blades and are safe to dispose of.

I wrap them in tape and throw them away. I never even thought there might be other options!

I do the same thing, I wrap them one way and then another way with masking tape

I save the hard plastic container they come in and put the used blades in them and then into the trash.

Here's the chain of life for my blades..
1) Fabric cutting only
2) Non-Fabric use (I have a cutter specifically for this)
3) Disposal

I use the prescription bottle method for my used blades waiting to be used as Non-Fabric/Paper Use and Disposal as well as used needles.

I use the larger pill bottles that peoples drugs come in. find someone who gets that size and have them save you a few. My husband gets one of his drugs in one and it holds the blades and old needles. Then put tape on bottle and label it so they know sharp objects are in it.

Good Luck

Suzy

When my plastic cases are full of old blades I take them to my doctor's office and they put them in their "sharps" container.