Recycling CDs...help please

[blossombath]

Am in the middle of entering a load of CDs into Music Magpie as part of a big clear out to make room for DS' things. However I have a number of singles/broken CDs/ones which MM doesn't want/old re-writable discs (nothing personal or worth worrying about, mostly essays) which I'd like to recycle somehow.

Google and a search on MN have turned up a lot of old companies that don't seem to exist anymore, or only work with businesses who have more discs than I do.

Any tips on how to dispose of the discs in an ethical or eco friendly way would be very welcome.

TIA.

[InMySpareTime]

You can use them as bird/cat scarers in the garden, hanging from string, they swing and reflect light.
You can recycle them into coasters or enamel paint them to use them as greetings cards.

[sharklet]

we used ours as funky bird scarers on the allotment. stick a notice on freecycle to see if they are of use to anyone...

[BoerWarKids]

My council now accepts them in recycling bin. The discs and the plastic cases.

I flogged all mine on Music Magpie too, had to dump all the unsellable ones.