How do you dispose of old knives?

Dr Love · 28 Dec 2006 at 10:32

As the title says, don't want to put them in the wheelie bin. Is there a correct way of going about this? It's a full set (had new ones for xmas).

Sherbs · 28 Dec 2006 at 10:34

Wrap hard cardboard around the blade, and put loads of duct tape around it. Then into the bin.

penski · 28 Dec 2006 at 10:35

Gift-wrap them and leave them in the 'lucky dip' bin at the local fete.

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ElRazur · 28 Dec 2006 at 10:36

Hand it in at your loacal station, recylce center or donateto a charity shop? Throwing it in the bin can be potentially dangerious even if wrapped? If you wanna go the wrapping way try to bend the knife and be careful in the process.

Snash · 28 Dec 2006 at 10:42

I'd hand them in to the police. If any chavs happen to get a hold of them...

Sp00n · 28 Dec 2006 at 10:52

Depending on the type of knife, hand it to the police.

Dr Love · 28 Dec 2006 at 11:04

There just a set of old kitchen knives but there still pretty sharp (and big), think i might try the police option maybe they have a special knife policy.

fini · 28 Dec 2006 at 11:06

excuse me officer [takes out knife] take this and [takes out another ] this!

That's going to go well...

basmic · 28 Dec 2006 at 11:10

If it were me, I'd contact the council and/or police and ask their advice.

Things change I've changed · 28 Dec 2006 at 11:11

just pop them in a local charity shop, problem solved.

scratch · 28 Dec 2006 at 11:15

fini said:
excuse me officer [takes out knife] take this and [takes out another ] this!

That's going to go well...

Damn you my keyboards now covered in tea

VeNT · 28 Dec 2006 at 11:31

drop them from the top of very tall buildings. then run.

jezsoup · 28 Dec 2006 at 11:37

Police... oh come on... Wash them up and send to your charity shop

Rich_L · 28 Dec 2006 at 11:37

I reckon set-up a wooden target in your garden and use the old knives to hone your ninja kitchen-knife throwing skills...better safe than sorry, you never know when your house is going to be stormed by armed attackers! Always be prepared!

VeNT · 28 Dec 2006 at 11:41

Rich_L said:
I reckon set-up a wooden target in your garden and use the old knives to hone your ninja kitchen-knife throwing skills...better safe than sorry, you never know when your house is going to be stormed by armed wooden targets! Always be prepared!

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Mr Gimp · 28 Dec 2006 at 11:49

Put little gift bows on them and throw them out of your car windows at random strangers.

Bubo · 28 Dec 2006 at 12:04

Bury them in the back garden for Tony Robinson's great great great grandson to find. How do you think the things they dig up now got there? All these trinkets they find were deliberately put there by some prehistoic chav having a laugh.

ElvisFan · 28 Dec 2006 at 12:04

Is it just me or has anybody else thought "Scrapyard"?

j00ni · 28 Dec 2006 at 12:07

Rich_L said:
I reckon set-up a wooden target in your garden and use the old knives to hone your ninja kitchen-knife throwing skills...better safe than sorry, you never know when your house is going to be stormed by Casey Ryback! Always be prepared!

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Jez · 28 Dec 2006 at 12:08

I'd do the cardboard thing, then bin them.