5 Ways You Can Reuse Old Tea Tins - Harney & Sons Fine Teas

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Going Green: 5 Ways You Can Upcycle Old Tea Tins

by Emeric Harney April 12, 2019 1 min read 5 Comments

As proud 1% for the Planet members, Earth Day is an especially exciting time of the year. We love celebrating this beautiful world around us and the amazing people that inhabit it. We have been watching how you Harney tea fans reuse your tea tins instead of throwing them out and are absolutely blown away by your creativity and compassion for this planet. Whether you buy tea in bulk and refill your tins or use them to plant an indoor herb garden, we love seeing what you do with your tins after you have finished what’s inside. We might be biased, but we think that Harney fans are the most innovative people out there, which is why we wanted to feature some of the exciting ways you’re reusing your tins. Check out a few of our favorite ideas below.

Make Wedding Centerpieces

Organize Art Supplies

Make a Birdhouse

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Make a Candle

Organize Makeup & Makeup Brushes

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5 Responses

C

November 30, 2022

Would be great if the company started a program to be able to return empty tins either through a retailer or via mail.

Margaret Soukup

February 01, 2021

I love the tins, I reuse by buying the bulk sachets and refilling. Best place to store tea. Barney is now my go to tea!! I found them during quarantine and keep purchasing more.

Jane

February 01, 2021

Love, love the ideas here. Tin for make up brushes is genius and beautiful! I’m going to look around for all the “things” that need organizing!!!!! Thanks for the ideas. I absolutely love the tins!!!! They are so beautiful!!!

E

December 28, 2020

People go through many tea tins a year. How many birdhouses do we need. The trash that this creates is unconscionable. Every one of these is going to take up space on planet earth for thousands of years. I won’t order any more tins because not being able to recycle them makes me feel terrible.

Cecilia Merrill

October 21, 2019

Wow! I must order some Tin cans and make a bird house. It’s beautiful 😍 Make up brushes. Great idea. Thank you 🙏

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