6 crafty ways of recycling your water bottle!
Unless you have been out of the country for a few years or have been living under a rock somewhere you will know about the importance of recycling your plastic bottles. Whether you put them into your recycling box or take them to the recycling bank, it can be a real chore to process your plastic.
Whilst surfing the net the other day I came across the ReDesign Light Collection by Sarah Turner who recycles plastic water bottles and crafts them into unique light fittings. They look amazing and really high quality and it got me wondering ‘what else we could do with our plastic bottles....'
Here at WaterCoolersDirect we have put our heads together to give you some ideas of other things that can be done with plastic bottles – if you are willing to spend the time getting crafty you could end up with some real treasures....!!
- Cut the bottle in half and use as a recycled ‘plant pot/seed starter' for your seeds
- When cut in half, a plastic bottle makes an ideal funnel for many of your household needs
- Once thoroughly dried out, fill with rice (and glitter if you're feeling adventurous) to make a brilliant ‘shaker' for your baby/toddler
- Cut a coin sized hole and use it as a money box – even better with the large plastic bottles that can hold more.
- You could fill your water bottles with sand and use them as weights/dumbbells for use in your fitness regime.
- Try refilling them with filtered water and freezing them – you instantly have ice packs that are ideal for a summer picnic. Also once defrosted, they make an ideal, cool drink!
- Make holes into the bottle and attach to the hose in your back garden for an excellent - and surprisingly effective - homemade sprinkler.