10 clever uses for plastic bottles

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Find out 10 different ways you can reuse plastic bottles instead of throwing them in the trash.

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Clever Uses for

Plastic Bottles 10

Living in the Plastics Era

• So many plastic bottles are made every year and end up in landfills.

• Recycling and reusing plastic bottles is a small way to help the environment.

1. Kayak

• Kayaks and watercrafts have been created by eco-designers.

• A kayak is a more doable version and it actually floats!

2. Birdfeeder

• You can make birdfeeders with varying levels of sophistication.

• It all depends on your preferences.

3. Jewelry stand

• Uses the bottoms of plastic bottles to use as jewelry trays.

• Run metal rod through center to create tiers.

• Spray paint bottle bottoms for a more customized look.

• Can also be used for office supplies.

4. Piggy bank

• Use the bottle cap as a nose.

• Insert a slot on the side of the bottle.

• Make legs and accessorize with paper, fabric, and paint.

5. funnel

• Create a funnel by cutting off the bottom portion of the bottle.

• You can make varying sizes using different bottles.

• Keep the cap in case you need it.

6. Toilet water conservation tool

1. Place pebbles or sand in a bottle.

2. Fill it the rest of the way with water.

3. Place it inside the tank of your toilet.

You’ll save half a gallon to a gallon of water every time you flush.

7. Storage containers

• The possibilities are endless!

• Use it to seal plastic bags.

• Paint the bottles or use pre-made labels.

• Store anything under the sun.

8. Charging phone holder

• Repurpose a lotion bottle as a phone holder.

• Cut off the top of the bottle.

• Cut a handle into it the shape of your phone charger.

• Cover in fabric or paint.

9. Waterproof beach container

• Keep your personal effects safe and dry in a plastic bottle.

• Use at the beach or a water park.

10. Buildings & roofs

• Plastic bottles have been used in third world countries to build shelters.

• Can also be used to build greenhouses.

Reusing Plastics, making plastics

• Streamline Blow Molding creates plastic bottles using blow molding for all of your plastic needs.

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