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CDs and DVDs

Create Coasters from Old CDs and DVDs

SUMMARY: Recycle your used CDs and DVDs into drink coasters.

Tired of throwing away all of your old CDs and DVDs such as:

* CD and DVD burns that didn't work quite right

* Promotional software media such as old AOL CDs

* Music CDs you don't want that used music stores won't even take

Instead of throwing away this old media, how about recycling them into useful coasters?

The following sites list instructions, which basically involve filling up the middle (a coaster with a whole in the middle is not very useful, is it?) and adding some cork or felt to the bottom:

How to Design a CD Coaster: 6 steps - wikiHow

How to Make CD Coasters - eHow

If you don't want to obtain the parts, "The CD Coaster" offers a kit that includes moisture-proof labels, cork discs for the bottom of the CD, and a cork disc to fill up the middle of the CD:

The CD Coaster

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