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Quick and cheap ( free) Desk top Bin in seconds from CD/DVD Packaging for Food scraps and small waste like tissues.
The parts you need is the packaging you get when you buy a 100 pack of Blank DVD or CD disks and have used all the disks.
Easy simple step no tools needed - snap the stem off .
That is it for basic design. Base now forms the lid - Just the right size for a desk / work top bin for tissues candy wrappers or food waste.
For a more tidy finish you can trim the hole with a knife ( Dangerous step you have been warned ) following the molding in the plastic which makes a...
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With the 3 locking tabs that secured the base when it had cds in it being quite strong - in the bases new job as the lid these securly hold lid on even if handled roughly - Can certify that lid did not come off in 2 recent earthquakes here in new Zealand!
One suggestion: use some adhesive tape on the side to avoid the lid falling if you hit this or.. there's an earthquake ;)