Ideas for recycling coffee cans. Coffee jars are usually very strong containers with a screw-on metal lid or a plastic lid.
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I cans for the coffee they are usually very resistant containers equipped with screw-on metal lid or a plastic lid. There are easily reusable for the same purpose over and over again, pouring inside them some coffee that was previously contained in a bag, in order to guarantee its freshness and maintain its aroma.
Over the years there is the risk of accumulating many, especially if you have a real predilection for coffee in cans. Throwing them away would be a real shame. So here it is 10 possibilities for their creative reuse.
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Some of our readers have long bought and stored coffee in metal cans. Once the necessary jars had been collected, both were able to put into practice a rather similar idea, namely the use of these jars as supports to support the shelves of a bookcase or one bookshelf. Our reader, Fabrizio Noacco, creator of the bookcase in the photo, thinks that his project could represent a starting point for similar creations, perhaps made at an artisanal or company level, so that the coffee cans do not go to waste.
Vases
Among the various possibilities for making vases from recovery containers, there is the use of coffee cans, from which it is possible to obtain vasi certainly very resistant and long lasting, but at the same time quite light and suitable for hanging, especially if you are dedicated to creating a vertical vegetable garden. You will need to drill holes in the bottom of the jars to allow the water to drain. The lids of the jars can be used as saucers, for smaller jars.
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Ball holder
Here is an idea that will be especially appreciated by those who adore the knitting and that they would like to try to experiment a method for divide the balls by color. It is a question of reserving a coffee jar in which to store them for each shade of the balls. It is possible to join the various jars together to form a fixed structure to hang or to place on a shelf, as you can see by consulting this address.
Lantern
A useful and at the same time decorative use that involves the use of now empty coffee cans is to exploit their structure to create lantern. On the surface of the jar will need to be practiced numerous holes, from which it will be able to filter the light. It will be fun to create geometric designs that can allow effect patterns to be created on the walls thanks to the light from the lantern. THU you can consult the complete tutorial.
Door objects
New gods brings decorative objects, which can be positioned for example on the desk, or in the bathroom, can be obtained starting from the creative recycling of coffee cans, which involves covering each of them, with a cord, until they completely cover the surface and possibly also the upper edge, if it is sharp. They turn out perfect for both put away pens and pencilsthan for toothbrushes. A variation may consist in covering the jars with colored paper.
Vintage game
Recycle by playing ed teaching recycling through play. Here is an infallible strategy to involve the little ones in daily activities of respect for the environment and to teach them how fun is guaranteed not so much by the possession of brand new toys, but by creativity and imagination. A mum US has thought about making a vintage game for their children by reusing coffee cans, as you can see in the image below ea this address.
Bird feeder
Among the numerous possibilities to make one bird feeder to be placed in the garden or on your balcony, naturally starting from recycled materials, there is the use of a coffee jar as a starting material. In this case it would be convenient to have a jar with a plastic lid available, in order to partially close the entrance to the manger, dividing the lid in half. The jar must be positioned horizontally and supported by a rope, as you can see in the following image.
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Ice cream maker
It sounds incredible, but using two coffee cans of different sizes some have thought of making one ice cream maker that you don't need to electric current for its own functioning. The larger jar will need to be filled with ice, while the smaller jar will contain the basic ingredients for making the ice cream. Once placed one inside the other, and each closed with its own lid, the jars will be shaken for 25 minutes and the ice cream will be ready, as explained in this address.
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Envelope holder
Here is an idea that could be very useful if you still have several in a drawer in the house disposable bags, but the same solution is also valid for the current biodegradable shopping bags. So that they stay in order, fold them back on themselves until you get a flattened triangular shape and used like them container a coffee jar, specially repainted or coated.
Party decorations
Depending on the holiday on which you prefer to dedicate yourself to decorations in the company of the little ones, think about allocating some jars for coffee for that purpose. Just repaint them by drawing flights of animals or children's favorite fictional characters, recalling the Christmas or Carnival. The idea is also feasible on the occasion of a birthday party.
Marta Albè
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