Recycling tea lights

[Tiredhappymum]

Occurred to me today that the metal casings just go into landfill.

does anyone empty out the wax and recycle the metal?

Any good brands without the casing?

I have tried to but it’s next to impossible to get all the wax out so I don’t think you can put them in the recycling bin.

Just pop them in the freezer overnight and it’s easy to get the remaining wax out

If they didn't have casings they wouldn't burn safely! You need to warm up to melt the wax out, drop in hot water then you can put the aluminium in with cans or foil.

You could get new wicks and fill them back up with wax.

I buy beeswax tealights without casings. They just need something to sit in about the right size, then I freeze the leftover beeswax to remove it and chuck it in the green bin. I can't stand the smell of paraffin wax and try to minimise my use of petrochemicals anyway. Beeswax smells lovely, though its not for everyone.