Waste Not, Want Not: Wax Recycling Candle
by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA 
on 11. 6.07
How's this for a sleek implementation of a simple idea: spied at 100% Tokyo, Rice Design has created a real "Why didn't I think of that?" idea. This "candle production machine" collects its own wax drippings from the top candle; burn a couple of votives down and stick a wick in it, and you've got a brand new candle, and, perhaps as importantly, no wax drippings or stains on your furniture. We love it when design makes the most of what we've got, and when it makes something as simple as a wax candle seem so smart. ::designboom via ::NotCot.org
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Or you could just buy a candle in a jar.
yeah, it looks like they took a tea light out of its little drip-proof housing to make it drip. duh!
this is like taking a flight to California to get to New York from Jersey. They even already have the candle in a jar involved.. why not just cut out the first candle?
Yep, but it should be said that a well conceived candle simply does NOT drip. It will only do so if the wick is oversized.
So actually, this item, although decorative, is useless if you purchase quality (preferably soy) candles.
I know why I didn't think about that, I don't buy cheap wasteful candles.