The world is producing tons and tons of waste every day, our planet is literally suffocating under all this amount of waste. That is why we need to try and minimize the waste we produce, and that is how recycling ideas started emerging across the world.
Not only is recycling good for the environment, but it also saves a lot of money. And most importantly, you can have a lot of fun making some of these recycling projects, recycling may even become an enjoyable and engaging hobby that you can practice on your own or with your family. Teaching your kids on the merits of having an eco-friendly house is something they will appreciate when they grow up.
Here are some fairly easy and useful recycling ideas that you can try at home. Once you start, you are bound to find more ideas, you may even start creating your very own recycling projects.
Use old plastic bottles to make a vertical garden
Choose some bottles, they can all be the same shape and size or you can mix different shapes and sizes. Clean the bottles well and seal their caps with some glue. You can also paint or decorate the bottles if you want to, it adds a nice touch.
Make a rectangular opening in the side of each bottle, or just cut the bottle in half, add some soil and plant a budding plant in the soil.
Hang several bottles on the wall in any arrangement you like, they would look specially nice in a balcony wall or a kitchen door.
Do not forget to water your vertical garden regularly.
Use baby food jars to create a spice collection
This project is as easy as it is brilliant. If you have a baby, then you buy a lot of baby food jars, which are usually of good quality glass and have well sealed lids. All these jars are just too good to throw away.
What can you use such small jars for you ask? Easy, spices!
Wash the jars carefully, remove any paper tags and let them air dry, or you can just load them in the dishwasher. You can either use them as they are, and just add white labeling stickers to sort down spices. Or you can get more creative and decorate the jars, or even just decorate the lids.
Turn cans into stationary containers
Tin cans are some of the most wasted items, as people generally don’t know what to do with them, or more accurately, people often don’t think there is anything they can do with them. That’s why many DIY pros have tried to come up with recycling ideas to use tin cans.
However, if you wash them properly you can find many uses for them. And one of these uses is creating stylish containers for stationary, cutlery or even makeup.
Just wash the cans thoroughly, use paint, wrapping paper or even fabric to cover them and you are done. Now you have some unique containers.
Pro tip: using denim will help you recycle another item and create a very stylish container indeed. Plus, denim is one of the most durable fabrics and it will look good for a very long time.
Turn an old suitcase into a pet cot
This project can be as easy or as elaborate as you want it to be. You can even make more use of old materials and use an old quilt to make the mattress.
First start by thoroughly cleaning the old suitcase, and the quilt or the old cushions you are using for lining the bed.
You can then paint the suitcase, this step is optional. After that, arrange the cushion or quilt to line the suitcase well. Then cover with a durable material for a neat finish.
Use glass bottles as garden lights
This recycling project looks too good to be true, and it is really easy to make. Just wash and dry any old glass bottles you have around the house, fill them with battery operated fairy lights and arrange them around your garden.
This will make your garden look like a magical forest at night. It is one of the easiest and yet one of the most effective recycling ideas.
