How To Reuse Plastic Bottles: DIY Crafts

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Reduce, reuse, recycle. How many times have you heard this slogan before? This combination of words, popularly known as the "3 R's," is commonly used to guide people in their recycling efforts. But for now, let's focus on reuse. Recycling is more than just sorting your household items into different bins for disposal; it also includes reusing items that can serve more than one purpose. If you're looking for a little weekend fun, check out these DIY crafts that allow you to reuse and re-purpose any plastic bottle:

1. Food Canister: Collect two plastic bottles to make canisters for rice, beans, noodles, sugar and more. Cut one bottle for the base and one for the cover (the base should be longer than the cover) and then fill with food!

2. Watering Cans: Take any plastic bottle and place holes through the cap using a nail and a hammer. If you want to avoid doing the job yourself, you can place the bottle upside down over your vase; the water will slowly trickle down and keep your plant thriving.

3. Desk Organizer: Plastic bottles are great for making pen holders and desk organizers. All you have to do is cut the upper part of the bottle off and then decorate as preferred!

 4. Bird Feeder: For this craft you will need one plastic bottle and one or two wooden spoons. Start by inserting the spoons through the bottle and then fill your bottle with food. Make sure the holes in your bottle are large enough for the food to slip out onto the spoon.

5. Snack Bowls: Use the bottom half of any plastic bottle for a quick, homemade snack bowl. Cut the bottom part of the bottle off and then use an iron to remove any ridges or sharp edges.

6. Emergency Spoon: If you're in need of a spoon but only have a soda bottle, you're in luck! The round part of your bottle's bottom can easily be turned into a spoon with a little time and careful cutting.

7. Garden Sprinkler: To make a homemade sprinkler, make some holes in the body of a soda bottle using a nail. Then, attach a hose to the bottle's nozzle with duct tape and watch how your garden is quickly nourished!

8. Toilet Paper Holder: Be creative! Cut the bottom part of your bottle to be the same size as the paper roll, and use what's left ofter to act as your cover. After, remove the cap and pull the paper through the hole.

9. Magazine Organizer: If you're home is full of newspapers and magazines, why not get organized? Start by cutting the upper part of your plastic bottle just wide enough that a folded magazine can fit inside. For added creativity, try nailing them to a board that you can hang on your wall.

What will you turn your plastic bottles into? Let us know!

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