If you don't have a spare, keep it as a backup in case the new one breaks. Otherwise, I'd toss it.

Sometimes my client donate old canes to my organization. Depending on the state, we sometimes give them to other people who can't afford it. If it is in bad shape, we sometimes dismantle for parts to make a Frankenstein cane (pieces different lengths, different materials). And some are just too far gone, so we have to toss those pieces.

I give them to my grandpa. He makes and repairs canes so he probably can use some spare parts for the best.

I know how to assemble canes from the individual parts. So, apart from the bottom tip, I can pritty much reuse the pipes with a new elastic thing. I get those elastic ropes from the cane seller in my country. Canes aren't that expencive, but why waist materials when you can reuse the old ones. It won't work if you switch the cane types, like from metal to fiber glass or something.

You must throw away the pipes if they are bent or the coloring and everything is warn out too much. Recycling is also an option if you have it nearbye. I prefer that my cane look nice, even if it's old. But since I mostly use it as an ID cane, I don't have to replace canes that often since they are in nice shape for most of the time.

If it's just the tip, I'll throw it out and replace it. If it's one that the tip doesn't come off, I'll give it to my dad and he'll use it from something else. He mainly works with wood, but he can incorporate the cane into something he's working on.

I gave one of my old one to my husband to prop up the hood of his car while he was working on it. I have another that still has some life left in it that I keep as a spare in case something happens to my new one. At one point, I remember my mum using a couple of my brother's old worn canes as bean poles in her garden. So, uh, I guess it depends if you know anyone in need of a long, straight pole.

You could maybe get money at the recycling plant if it’s a metal one!

Throw it away? Hahaha! I got someone an ex to fix a cane, and I realized how warn out and messed up the tip was I was like this thing is worn out right?it was satisfying to throw it away and get a new tip haha! He was my boyfriend then and collected them so just gave me one. Haha!

They’re pretty much mettle fiberglass and other things super easy to either recycle or just trash.

Unless you want to keep it as a souvenir or something hahaha!

Old canes make great “I need to push that thing out from under the bed but can’t quiiiite reach it” tools. They’re not perfect, but they’re definitely not completely useless for the task.