10 amazing ideas to recycle old floppy disks creatively

There are certain objects that were once part of daily life and seemed indispensable at the time. But advances in technology have made many of these object obsolete now. Floppy disks, for example, were once vital in the life of workers and students for quite some time. But, over time, floppies have been replace by CDs, DVDs, USB keys, SD cards and, most recently, the Cloud. Using the latter, you can store an unlimited amount of data - a long way from what floppies were capable of storing. In short, nowadays, floppies are completely useless.

And if by chance you find some floppies in a dusty box in the attic, what should you do with them? Instead of throwing them away, you might consider recycling floppies to make some unique creations!

A cute cabinet for organizing small objects: each drawer is made using floppy disks, so everything is colorful and vintage-looking.

Five floppy disks are used to create a cube with one open side: what can you do with these? A pot for small plants, or maybe a desk pen holder!

A pen holder or desk organizer can be created using just three floppy disks. The bottom will be a triangle cut out of cardboard or thin plywood (or something similar).

Sometimes you need desk document holders, or even letter sorters to organize your incoming mail. A really original holder could be made using floppy disks.

Have you ever thought of making a handbag from floppy disks?

With their square shape and rigid structure, they are also ideal as supports for a cloth-lined basket.

Just add the clockwork mechanism and hand and you can have a small table clock.

By combining several floppies together, however, you can also create a large wall clock - one that will really attract attention.

Some have even turned floppies into hard covers that hold the sheets of a spiral notebook

And why not treat them like photo frames for all your happy-snaps?

Have you ever recycled old floppy disks like this?