How do you environmentally safely dispose of candles?

[Fla Dem]

I have a number of old pillar candles that have been burned as much as possible. But that still leaves a lot of candle wax to throw away. I keep hanging on to them because I don't know how to get rid of them. Does anyone know how candles can be disposed of? If I just throw them in the trash they will just end up in a land fill somewhere and probably never decompose.

I am not crafty, so melting them down and making new candles is not an option.

Is it OK to just throw out old candles?

:shrug:

Thanks

[billyskank]

1. I hauled somebody's old PC out of my rubbish bin the other day

I was like, dude, you can't throw a PC out in the trash. :wtf:

[LuLu550]

2. melt them and use them to

wax your legs???

:eyes:

[Fla Dem]

3. LOL.......is that what you do???? n/t

[LuLu550]

4. nah...

I think it the wrong kind of wax. Actually, if you have a fireplace, you can use some of the wax to help start your fire.