{"id":3191,"date":"2018-04-02T17:07:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T17:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodpellets.com\/blog\/?p=3191"},"modified":"2018-04-25T19:44:50","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T19:44:50","slug":"ideas-for-your-leftover-pellet-bags-and-wood-pallets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/02\/ideas-for-your-leftover-pellet-bags-and-wood-pallets\/","title":{"rendered":"Ideas for Your Leftover Pellet Bags and Wood Pallets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that we&#8217;re in the final months of the 2017-18 heating season, you might have a pile of empty wood pellet bags and wood pallets around. Do you have pellets set aside that were damaged by water? <a href=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/20\/heres-why-you-shouldnt-just-throw-out-water-damaged-wood-pellets\/\">Here&#8217;s why you shouldn&#8217;t just throw out water damaged wood pellets.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As for the empty bags &#8211; if you&#8217;d like to try and recycle them, check with your local transfer station to see what the protocol is. The wood pallets your fuel was delivered on could be handy to keep around for re-stacking pellets later, because the bags should never be placed directly on the floor in your storage area. But what if you wanted to &#8220;upcycle&#8221;, and reuse empty bags and pallets for something new?<\/p>\n<p>Upcycling is the conversion of useless products back into something of value. It&#8217;s a great way to be both environmentally friendly and budget conscious. We&#8217;ve tested out many DIY projects, and gotten some great ideas from our customers. Here are some of our upcycling posts:<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1.17em;\" title=\"Wood Pellet Bag Tarp\" href=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/08\/how-to-make-a-pallet-tarp-out-of-wood-pellet-bags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Make a Pallet Tarp Out of Wood Pellet Bags<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/08\/how-to-make-a-pallet-tarp-out-of-wood-pellet-bags\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/images\/tarp.jpg\" alt=\"How to Make a Pallet Tarp Out of Wood Pellet Bags\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1.17em;\" title=\"Empty Bag Water Blob\" href=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/03\/how-to-make-a-water-blob-out-of-empty-pellet-bags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Make a Water Blob Out of Empty Pellet Bags<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1.17em;\" title=\"DIY Jump Rope\" href=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/19\/diy-empty-pellet-bag-jump-rope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DIY Empty Wood Pellet Bag Jump Rope<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1.17em;\" title=\"Helpful Customer Ideas for Repurposing Wood Pallets\" href=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/09\/customer-wood-pallet-diys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helpful Customer Ideas for Repurposing Wood Pallets<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/09\/customer-wood-pallet-diys\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/images\/projects.jpg\" alt=\"Helpful Customer Ideas for Repurposing Wooden Pallets\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1.17em;\" title=\"Wood Pallet Christmas Tree\" href=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/04\/how-to-make-a-wood-pallet-christmas-tree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Make a Wood Pallet Christmas Tree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1.17em;\" title=\"Wood Pallet Projects\" href=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/08\/9-wood-pallet-repurpose-projects-to-try\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9 Wood Pallet Repurposing Projects to Try<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1.17em;\" title=\"Wood Pellet Goody Bags\" href=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/17\/how-to-make-diy-goody-bags-from-empty-pellet-bags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make DIY Goody Bags Using Empty Wood Pellet Bags<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/images\/easter.jpg\" alt=\"How to Make DIY Goody Bags Using Empty Wood Pellet Bags\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1.17em;\" title=\"DIY Kite\" href=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/17\/spring-break-diy-empty-wood-pellet-bag-kite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Make an Empty Wood Pellet Bag into a Kite<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1.17em;\" title=\"DIY Wood Pallet Shelf\" href=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/17\/diy-wood-pallet-shelf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: Easy DIY Wood Pallet Shelf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1.17em;\" title=\"Spook Up Your Halloween Decor with Wood Pallets\" href=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/17\/how-to-spook-up-your-decor-using-wood-pallets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Spook Up Your Halloween Decor with Wood Pallets<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/woodpellets.com\/images\/spooky.jpg\" alt=\"How to Spook Up Your Decor Using Wood Pallets\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clearly there are so many ways to re-use what you might otherwise throw away. All you need is a little creativity, some time and (sometimes) a few tools.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Do you have any ideas to share? Let us know on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WoodPellets\/\">Woodpellets.com Facebook<\/a> page!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that we&#8217;re in the final months of the 2017-18 heating season, you might have a pile of empty wood pellet bags and wood pallets around. Do you have pellets set aside that were damaged by water? Here&#8217;s why you shouldn&#8217;t just throw out water damaged wood pellets. 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