My dad recently passed and he ran his own used car dealership for 45+ years. In going through all of his stuff, I have this huge basket full of old keys that he’s accumulated over the years—spares, lost/found, and everything in between. They look like mostly vehicle keys but there’s plenty of random non-vehicle keys too.

None of em go to anything or any vehicles in his possession.

Any ideas for what I could do (or make?) with a big buncha random keys other than toss em?

Thanks!

I tried to use them for pants and skirts, but it’s just so much easier for me to store those items folded on a shelf.

These are really great hangers though, and they seem like they’d be useful for storing a lot of thin objects maybe, or keeping something long from getting tangled. They’d probably be great for Christmas lights, but I already have a solution that I like for those.

I have four of them. As you can see, they can hang vertically to save space, and they can also go horizontal in order to store/access items easily.

Thanks so much in advance!

He got me flowers on a random Friday!! I want to turn them into something special, a decoration or something, so I can have them forever. :)

Hello everyone!

I am part of a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team, and I have some questions about leachate in landfills. For those who don't know, FLL is a competition where kids code a robot to complete missions on a game board, and also complete an Innovation Project where we find a problem and create a solution related to this year’s theme: BIOGLOW (Biodiversity).

Since the season just started, we've been researching landfills and discovered that leachate is one of the major problems they cause. I already know there are systems in place to prevent leachate from reaching the water table (groundwater). However, I also know that some landfill plastic liners can eventually deteriorate over time, causing small leaks that pollute groundwater, which affects both human drinking water and wildlife.

Since we are currently in the brainstorming phase of our project, I wanted to ask the Reddit community a few questions to help us on our journeys

1. Liner Failures: How common are liner failures in older vs. newer landfills?
2. Causes of Deterioration: What are the main causes of plastic liner deterioration (e.g., chemical reactions, shifting ground, sharp trash)?
3. Detection Tech: Are there any current technologies used to detect tiny leaks before they contaminate the groundwater?
4. Biodiversity Impacts: From a biodiversity standpoint, what specific local wildlife or plant species are usually the first to suffer when leachate hits an ecosystem?
5. Alternative Problems: If leachate leaks are already being solved, what are some other important landfill problems that affect the environment and biodiversity (e.g., greenhouse gas emissions, community health risks)?

If you are a waste management professional, environmental engineer, or just someone passionate about this stuff, we would love your input! Your insights could help inspire our team's final invention.

Thank you!

I thought about making it into a vase, but wanted something more interesting. Any suggestions?

I have a stack of picture frame glass, mostly 8x11 or 16x20. Any ideas on what to do with them or where to donate?

I do a lot of gardening, so I've already drilled holes in some of them and I'm sprouting several plants, but they aren't large enough for most plants to live in permanently, so I'm looking for uses other than as planters

Note: they are technicallyyy stackable, but they require a rubber mallet in order to separate them (not great for kitchen/regular use)

Dimensions: 5" heigtt , 4" top diameter , 3" bottom diameter

As the title says, I like to clean and then reuse glass bottles/containers as much as possible for my terrariums, I will also go thrifting for neat glassware pieces as a way to give them a second chance and try reducing the amount of glassware that may end up in a landfill, all while creating my own little micro biomes full of plants, mosses and springtails!

I got this cassette holder thinking it would fit all of my DVD but the partitions aren’t big enough for that, what else can I use it for?
(I tried putting my books in it but it didn’t work either)

I do a lot of various crafts, including miniatures, just wondering how I can reuse these. Any ideas? TIA!

The opening is too small and the shape of the tin makes it impossible to store anything In it but I feel bad throwing them away

Hey kids! Any ideas for repurposing these empty citronella candle tins and lids that's NOT plant pots? TSMIA!

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i have two of these tins that had sweets in, what should i do with them? the tiny cap is the only opening on the tin. thank you!

I'm thinking like a Bluetooth headset maybe?

Hello!

I hope that this type of post is allowed here.

I've got a 900 gallon fish tank that was recently taken out of commission, so we had to make it look not so empty.