10 Ways to Reuse Plastic Bottles
We live in a world where many of our everyday items are disposable. From cutlery to carrier bags, we throw away a lot of items that are harmful to the environment if not recycled properly. An effective way to do our part is to buy reusable, sustainably sourced items and to reuse or recycle the disposable items we have.
Single use plastic bottles are designed for exactly that, single use. It’s not safe to reuse single use plastic bottles for drinking. While most plastic bottles are recyclable, there are also lots of great ways you can reuse them for things other than drinking.
Here’s 10 different ways you can reuse your everyday plastic bottles.
1. Bird Feeder
Making a bird feeder is easy! You need a plastic bottle, some string, scissors, a pencil and of course, bird seed. Take a look at this step by step tutorial.
2. Terrarium
This one is such a fun activity for kids! Head to education.com for full instructions.
3. Egg Yolk Separater
This little food hack is a game changer! Keep a clean plastic bottle to hand in the kitchen for recipes that call for separating egg yolks. Watch this video demo for more.
4. Bottle Top Bag Seal
You can use this trick for just about anything. That half-eaten “for sharing” bag of crisps? Yep. Half a bag of pasta? Yep. You name it! You can find a full step by step here.
5. Piggy Bank
Need a rainy day project for the kids? You can find step by step instructions for this adorable craft here.
6. Watering Containers
Perfect for keeping your plants hydrated whilst you’re on holiday! Learn more here.
7. Hanging Basket
Make a hanging planter with any size bottle. There’s some fab instructions available here.
8. Pencil Case
How about a home made pencil case for the kids to take to school? Here’s the instructions.
9. Wind Spiral Mobile
The perfect Spring activity! You’ll need bottles, paint, paintbrushes, scissors, a wooden stick and some string. Follow these instructions.
10. Jewellery Stand
This one would make a gorgeous gift for a friend as passionate about recycling as you are! EPBOT has some fab step by step photos.