“Every month, we throw out enough glass bottles and jars to fill up a giant skyscraper”

“A modern glass bottle would take 4000 years or more to decompose -- and even longer if it's in the landfill”

“Recycling glass saves 25-32% of the energy used to make glass”

“Glass never wears out - it can be recycled forever”

How To Clean and Reuse Your Candle Jars:

1. Only use this method of cleaning when 1/2” or less of wax remains in a jar. Turn oven to 200 degrees, place candle jar on a baking sheet and warm in the oven for 30 minutes or just until wax is liquefied. CAUTION: Jars will be hot to the touch.
2. Pour wax into a disposable heat safe container. Use a disposable towel to wipe out any remaining wax.
3. Squeeze Wax Remover into jar; wipe clean.
4. Spray jar with Homeology All Purpose Cleaner, rinse in hot water and dry.

Or you can pop the jar into the freezer for 30 minutes or so and then use a fork to pull the wax up and out. Then go on to step 3-4, allowing the jar to warm up naturally before rinsing with hot water.

Recycle/Re-use Your Empty Candle Jars

If you are anything like me... you are bound to have empty candle jars piling up! Clean them up and put them to good use . . . here are some ideas:

· Fill with pet treats for home or the animal shelter
· Use as a Bamboo plant holder
· Store sugar, flour, spices, tea, etc. in them – especially great with our baking line jars.
· Fill with coffee beans, place in refrigerator to combat odors
· Fill with dry cookie/brownie/hot cocoa mixes, add a bow and a poem and give away as gifts
· Use it in the bathroom as a decorative way to store cotton balls, q-tips, etc.
· Create a centerpiece: Fill with potpourri and use as decoration
· A favorite fresh flower vase for the flowers that your little one brings home
· Fill with sand or marbles, jelly beans, etc and place a glass votive holder in the center and add a votive or tea light
· Great for holders for wick dipper / trimmer.
· Start a herb garden in your kitchen using different size jars
· Fun for uses as pen and pencil holders at your home or office
· Food utensil holder for parties. One for knives, spoons and forks..
· Use as for craft projects with the kids, sponge paint the outside & give as a gift
· Store children's games in jar. Jacks, marbles, chalk, cards, etc
· Place extra buttons that new clothing in the jars
· Make luminaries that won't blow away
· Put a $1 a day in the jar and see how many jars you can fill up by December 31
· Store sharp objects, box cutters, razor blades, pocket knives away from little hands
· Store small items such as nails, nuts and bolts

Go ahead, use your imagination and think up some more cool ways to re-use your candle jars! It's actually kinda fun!