By reusing containers and bottles, we contribute to reducing waste that, on many occasions, is thrown into the environment or to landfills where it is not separated correctly and, therefore, is contaminated, when they can still perfectly fulfill a useful life, avoiding waste.
The truth is that in Mexico and around the world the percentage of recycling is very low, which over the years has caused a strong problem of plastic pollution. There is still a lot of work to be done in the picking and packing industry, however, there are already many companies that are starting to take these first steps in order to reduce the environmental impact and secondly, to profit from this work.
As consumers of plastics, learning how to reuse containers and bottles is essential, in this way we can contribute our part to sustainability. Here are some ideas, simple but very practical so you can start applying them.
Pots
It is one of the simplest ideas, all you need are containers of the desired size, paint, and a cutter. You must cut the bottles approximately halfway or lower, depending on the height you want, paint them the color of your choice. If you wish, you can add a cord to hang them where you prefer.
Baskets
to manufacture this item, you will need from 40 to 80 bottles, this will depend on the size you require the trash can to be, tape measure, thick and thin gauge wire, and tweezers. The first thing you should do is form a circle with the bottles to determine how many you will use, measure it with the tape measure, it corresponds to the size of the circumference that you will make with the wire, this being the base of your trash can. The walls will be built of bottles that you will fix with the help of the thin wire until complete. In the end, you only have to place a bag so that the waste can be deposited.
Spice rack
You require small bottles, paint, and a nail. Just wash and paint the bottles, you can put a legend to recognize them, with the help of a nail make small holes in the caps of the containers that you consider necessary.
There are many more items that you can make to reuse containers and bottles, the important thing is that you look for options that are easy for you to carry out, in the same way, share these ideas with the people closest to you, they are small actions that contribute to reducing contamination that we face today and represents savings in your pocket.
