Recycling Your Candle Jar
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Recycling preparation steps:
- Once your candle has burned all the way down, remove any unwanted labels
- Bring a pot/kettle of water to a boil and pour the boiling water into the used jar, leaving a little room at the top, leave in place to cool
- Return after one hour and remove the hardened wax from the top of the jar, then pour out water
- Repeat process until jar is fairly clean
From here, recycle…
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…into a drinking glass!
- Wet a paper towel with some rubbing alcohol, swipe around interior and exterior of the candle jar until completely clean
- Wash with hot water and soap
- Pour your favorite cocktail, mocktail, or other beverage, and enjoy!
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…into a small planter!
- Add drainage materials such as rocks, glass beads, etc. to the bottom of the jar
- Add the appropriate soil on top of the drainage material
- Plant your seeds, propogation project, or new plant, and enjoy!