Recycle/dispose of carbon shafts?

[Go West Old Man]

I’m not a bow hunter and never owned a bow of any kind, but a couple years ago I bought a couple of Easton carbon shafts from a bow shop to use for a project idea that I had (was thinking MacGyver ingenuity ). I had the shop cut each one and half. Ultimately, my project idea was not a good one and thus abandoned. The carbon shafts are junk and I need to dispose of them. How do you bow hunters dispose of old carbon shafts? Can they be put in the recycling or just put in regular household garbage? Thanks.

 

[Jpsmith1]

I have been 3D printing pen tips for mine and trying to resell them.

Before that, they were tomato stakes or tossed in the trash

 

[Shortschaf]

they are plastic you can toss them.
If you had 10,000 of them maybe consider recycling to a chopped fiber facility

 

[Wheels092303]

I always just toss them in the trash if they’re damaged I’ll cut them in half then throw them away.


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[flyfisher117]

I throw them out, sometimes I save one for random RC car projects.

 

[Beendare]

They go in the landfill like Windmill blades and solar panels.

 

[Healthy Scratch]

I have cut the fletched ends off and make pen out of them. I also clean the labels of them (black sticks) and use them for yardage markers when I bow hunt (deer from a tree and turkey). I also use broken arrows as range markers when practicing distant shots.

 

[Blockcaver]

With 1/2 of a roofing nail epoxied into the tip and the other 1/2 with the head in the other end they make light durable backpack tent stakes. I found aluminum roofing nails years ago but can’t get them locally at least anymore. Super lightweight stakes.

 

[Jpsmith1]

I have cut the fletched ends off and make pen out of them. I also clean the labels of them (black sticks) and use them for yardage markers when I bow hunt (deer from a tree and turkey). I also use broken arrows as range markers when practicing distant shots.

With 1/2 of a roofing nail epoxied into the tip and the other 1/2 with the head in the other end they make light durable backpack tent stakes. I found aluminum roofing nails years ago but can’t get them locally at least anymore. Super lightweight stakes.

I really like both of these ideas. I think I'm going to mess around because I'm hell on tent stakes.

 

[TaperPin]

To keep them out of the landfill you could always cut the ends off and donate the shafts to a thrift store. Someone will use them in a project of some kind like they would a dowel.

I converted a fly rod to spinning rod using a shaft epoxied in to extend below the reel seat, covered in cork. Tied in new guides and knocked the snot out of pink salmon on Kodiak with 2 lb line and 1/4 oz pink pixie lures with a big single salmon hook replacing the little treble. I’ve literally pulled in fish until my arm wouldn’t lift the rod any longer. lol

 

[leroy5150me]

With 1/2 of a roofing nail epoxied into the tip and the other 1/2 with the head in the other end they make light durable backpack tent stakes. I found aluminum roofing nails years ago but can’t get them locally at least anymore. Super lightweight stakes.

Genius, going to go make some now.