{"id":16318,"date":"2014-03-24T18:00:23","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=16318"},"modified":"2014-07-06T11:09:34","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T17:09:34","slug":"how-to-reuse-candle-wax-make-candles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/how-to-reuse-candle-wax-make-candles\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reuse Candle Wax: Make More Candles&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t know how concerned we should be about the waste of candle wax. I know much of it comes from petrochemicals (though certainly not all of it &#8211; soy and beeswax are also popular), but I&#8217;m still guessing we don&#8217;t need to move this material high up the priority list. Still, waste is waste&#8230; and <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2013\/01\/hate-waste\/\">if you can prevent some of it<\/a>, why not?<\/p>\n<p>So, I was intrigued by this find by sister site Planetsave: the Rekindle Candle. Apparently, the concept has swept the web: designer Benjamin Shine is already talking &#8220;with several reputable brands&#8221; about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.benjaminshine.com\/studio_news.html\">developing this idea into a product<\/a>. Check it out below.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Would you buy one of these to make use of your &#8220;waste&#8221; candle wax? Let us know what you think&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"rpuEmbedCode\">\n<div class=\"rpuArticle rpuRepost-410106cd9ecc83d856c8220267a2d05f-top\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/1.rp-api.com\/rjs\/repost-article.js?3\" data-cfasync=\"false\"><\/script><a class=\"rpuThumb\" href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/20ULw\" rel=\"norewrite\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"\/\/img.1.rp-api.com\/thumb\/10970039\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a class=\"rpuTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/20ULw\" rel=\"norewrite\"><strong>This Little Candleholder Reincarnates Your Candle Almost Infinitely\u2026 Well, Sort of<\/strong><\/a> (via <a class=\"rpuHost\" href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/20ULw\" rel=\"norewrite\">Planetsave<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"rpuSnip\">This is pretty cool \u2014 the opposite of planned obsolescence, this little candleholder pictured above turns your old, burning candle into a new one ready to be burned. I think you get the idea from the pictures, but in case not: The candle burns, melts\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- put the \"tease\", \"jump\" or \"more\" break here --><\/p>\n<div class=\"rpuEmbedCode\">\n<div class=\"rpuArticle rpuRepostMain rpuRepost-410106cd9ecc83d856c8220267a2d05f-bottom\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><!-- How to customize this embed: http:\/\/www.repost.us\/article-preview\/hash\/3d72002982950e8f4bf75b876c97aabc --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is pretty cool \u2014 the opposite of planned obsolescence, this little candleholder pictured above turns your old, burning candle into a new one ready to be burned. 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