Chalk pieces - can they be recycled?

@pitstop (13761)

Australia

June 27, 2023 8:23pm CST

We have a green board at work with chalk pieces that we sometimes use for teaching or presentations. This may sound old school, but it is interesting. We also have a whiteboard, projector, etc as tools. One of the things we end up every month is small, colorful chalk pieces that are too small to use. They make a colorful mix, but are too small to use - they end up getting dumped. Is there any way to recycle, repurpose or reuse them?

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6 responses

@AmbiePam (92543)

• United States

28 Jun 23

You crush the remaining chalk into powder, mix with water, and give it to children as a sort of sidewalk paint. How much water is according to how thick you want the “paint”. You can also make those pieces of chalk into little chalk balls, and use them again on a chalkboard. Just use a search engine, and they’ll give you the relatively easy details.

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@prashu228 (37524)

• India

28 Jun 23

@ Amber thats interesting ..good way to use scraps

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@pitstop (13761)

• Australia

28 Jun 23

Thanks. Useful suggestions especially to keep kids entertained.

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@JudyEv (339658)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jun 23

I see Amber has some good suggestions. I hate wasting anything but sometimes there doesn't seem to be a use for scraps.

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@pitstop (13761)

• Australia

28 Jun 23

I hate seeing them thrown away!

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@LadyDuck (471390)

• Switzerland

28 Jun 23

@AmbiePam has a good suggestion. I was going to suggest the same.

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@pitstop (13761)

• Australia

28 Jun 23

Those are great suggestions.

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@LadyDuck (471390)

• Switzerland

28 Jun 23

@pitstop I also hate to throw small pieces of chalk.

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@wolfgirl569 (106039)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jun 23

Never tried but see you got suggestions

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@pitstop (13761)

• Australia

28 Jun 23

I'll read through them.

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@LindaOHio (178225)

• United States

28 Jun 23

I don't know; but I see that you received some suggestions.

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@pitstop (13761)

• Australia

28 Jun 23

Yes, this has been a useful Post.

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John nyambegera

@thebos (5960)

• Kisumu, Kenya

28 Jun 23

I don't think weather they can be recycled

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@pitstop (13761)

• Australia

28 Jun 23

There are a few good suggestions in the answers.

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John nyambegera

@thebos (5960)

• Kisumu, Kenya

28 Jun 23

@pitstop let me look at them

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