Old Strings ?

[Mayor Stoner]

Hello, all. I'm a newbie to this forum, so please overlook any faux paus, while I feel my way. And, forgive me, if this subject has been addressed. My question is, what do you guys do with old strings, when you restring your guitars ? As an 'environmentally concerned' player, I hate to just throw this stuff away, when it seems there could be many uses, for so much metal. As a player, who changes strings a few times a month, I know this stuff starts to accumulate. And, multiply this, by all the millions of guitar players out there. I just wondered, if anybody out there, has any good practical ideas of how to deal with this waste ?
I know, some guys reuse strings for hanging pictures, fishing taclke, etc. But, I was thinking more along the lines of a large scale reuse for this stuff.
Just wondering ? "

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

I suppose the answer is to rarely change strings, which is what I do!

 

[paranoid70]

I toss 'em. I guess that does sound wasteful.

 

[Larry]

I just toss mine. I guess it does add up. Never thought about it before.

 

[candid_x]

I tie them together and string them tightly across my fishing cove, about neck high, to keep the Waverunners out.

 

[robelinda2]

pain in the ass old strings. i shove the old ones back into the packet that the new strings came from.

 

[Spudmurphy]

I once had the strange rquest from a "Warhammer Modeler" for unused strings to use in his dioramas. I kept 'em and gave 'em for his projects.

Other than that, cut the cr4p and bin em !!!!!!!!