If you think your old down feathers are not fluffy enough for your pillow, you can still use them in many ways. You can reuse them in pillows or recycle the down feathers to make other useful items. Natural materials like feather pillows can be reutilized instead of adding trash to the landfill. Recycle pillows Recycling down and feathers from old pillows is a kind gesture for the environment as you can minimize landfill use and unnecessary utilization of natural resources. You can wash them, or treat the down and feathers, then replace the ticking; your pillows will look and feel like new. Beds for fur companions If you have been using your feather pillow for a long time but are still hesitant to let it go, you can let your beloved pets have them. Repurpose your old feather pillows into soft and comfortable pet beds by using colorful and themed fabrics where your furry companions can curl up. Use as floor cushions Convert them into floor cushions from the old down and feathers upon which you cannot lay your head. You can use three or more of your old pillows to create a luxurious and stylish floor pouf. Donate to textile recycling facilities Check with textile recycling facilities before donating your old pillows because many recycling centers do not accept pillows. You can look for the closest American Textile Recycling Service bin in your area, which accepts all kinds of old pillows. Reuse as fillers for moving materials Down and feathers from your old pillows can serve as fillers for boxes when moving materials. These materials can cushion the heavy or fragile materials you need to transport from one place to another. Make throw pillows from old pillows If you no longer want to use your feather or down pillows as head support, you can make gorgeous and comfy throw pillows out of them. Reupholster your old pillows with colorful fabric and allot them in their place on the living room sofa. You can make fluffier throw pillows with down and feather. It is also easier to create a throw pillow of a different shape using these fluffy fillers. Use for outdoor seating You can also refurbish old pillows into throw pillows for outdoor seating using a weather-resistant fabric. You can use them on a boat deck or a lanai. Use as gardening cushions If gardening is one of your hobbies, you can convert your old pillow into a gardening cushion to rest your knees as you go about making your soil more productive. You can use a garbage bag instead of a pillowcase or if you want to garden in fashion, make a pillowcase with waterproof fabric. Use down feathers as fertilizer Because down and feathers are gathered from duck or geese, these natural materials can be used as compost material along with vegetable and fruit peelings, coffee grounds, and dried leaves. In half a year, you will be able to use a natural fertilizer for your garden. Ticking can be used as rags If you have emptied and reused your pillow feathers, you can now use the ticking or the case as rags before you finally dispose of it. Use as sealing for front doors DIY draft stopper from old pillows can keep your interior space cooler or warmer by sealing drafty window sills and front doors. You can make a door draft stopper with your old down and feathers. Use the filling and the ticking for the draft stopper lining. It is good to know that large-scale consumers of pillows like hotels and hospitals have systems of recycling pillows instead of adding more trash to landfills. Pillows are refurbished with rigorous cleaning of the old down or feather filling, then placed into new ticking. A new pillow is produced at a fraction of the price of replacing new feathers for the pillow. Old feather pillows are great finds for DIY hobbyists who want to extend the use of these luxurious natural fillings.