What can you do with old CDRS?

How to Recycle CDs & Tapes

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Donate your old CD, DVDs and tapes to a secondhand store or music reseller for reuse. Even if the items are scratched, it’s likely they can be repaired and resold.
Use them for a DIY art project.
Mail your media to a company like the CD Recycling Center of America or GreenDisk.

What can you do with old disks?

Use an old CD as the template for a perfect circle.

Cover old CDs with felt and use them as coasters.

Use old CDs to catch candle drips.

Make artistic bowls from old CDs.

Use old CDs as sidewalk or driveway reflectors.

Use an old CD as the basis for a kids’ craft.

Use old CDs as holiday ornaments.

Can CDs be reused?

Ways to Reuse CDs. You also can get creative with your CDs by repurposing and reusing them. Although you might not want your music anymore, other people could be interested in listening. Look for record stores or online sites that buy used music, like Decluttr or Amazon.

Do compact discs have any value?

While collectors generally pay well over the odds to get their hands on a rare records or even VHS tapes, the same is also true of CDs. Among other things, anything with a limited release, or which was pulled from distribution shortly after release, can generally expect to fetch a hefty sum.

Will CDs ever be worth money?

COMPACT discs are set to become as valuable to music collectors as traditional vinyl records. For many years, vinyl versions of works by artists such as Bob Dylan and the Beatles have been highly prized by music fans, but now CDs are starting to become seriously collectable as well.

What CDs are worth money now?

11 surprisingly valuable CDs you might own

Prince – My Name was Price (Japan-only compilation)
Value: $4,500-5,000.
Rolling Stones/Paul McCartney/Queen – The Greatest (Japan-only box set)
Value: Up to £2,500, or $5,078 equiv.
Rolling Stones – Steel Wheels Japan Tour (Japan-only compilation)
Value: $4,400-4,600.