After the 10 fun ideas from around the world to recycle plastic bottles, here are 10 others all in the name of practicality
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himWe have seen them transform into decorative elements, into candle holders, into valet trays and we have shown you some fun ideas from the world to reuse them: this time the recycling of plastic bottles is dedicated to practicality..
Healthy life, fresh air, a few animals to look after, land to work, many pros, small cons and only one imperative: reuse. Are you among the lucky ones who can enjoy a piece of land? Take a look at these then ten economic and eco-friendly solutions to your small rural tasks: with a few simple changes the life of plastic bottles is renewed, is prolonged and gives you precious help in return.
Index
Trap for mosquitoes
A little watering of the plants, a few drizzles, and here is that from the small stagnant water swarms of hungry and annoying mosquitoes. Then take a two-liter plastic bottle and cut off the top (just before the start of the cone). Turn the cone over into the bottle barrel and glue the two pieces together, using glue or silicone. At this point, prepare a mixture with warm water, ½ cup of sugar and a teaspoon of yeast and pour it into the bottle; mosquitoes are, in fact, attracted by the carbon dioxide released by the yeast in contact with the sugar, they enter the bottle thinking that there is food and can no longer get out.
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2) Multi-purpose palette
Do you need to feed your chickens? Mix the organic waste of the your compost? Diagonally cut a plastic bottle of about two liters according to the most appropriate size for the use to which you will use it ... et voilà! Your eco-scoop it's done!
Organizer
Nuts, bolts, screws, buttons and so on will be sorted, organized and immediately visible in your garage if you use the bottom of the transparent plastic bottles cut in half.
Cut the cone part of a two-liter clear plastic bottle. Turn the stem upside down and insert it into the ground by applying a slight pressure so that it does not fly away with the wind. This tiny greenhouse will protect the first shoots of your seedlings from harmful winter frosts.
Cookie cutters
Between a chore and another, you can certainly treat yourself to a sweet break: fresh milk, eggs from the chicken coop, homemade butter, a little flour, sugar and the dough for delicious biscuits is ready! To give it a nice round shape, cut the cone from a plastic bottle upside down and use it as a mold.
Making butter
If we have it available fresh milk, whole… why not make a good butter everything from us? Take a plastic bottle with a wide neck, such as those used for fruit juices and pour in the cream collected, after about a day, from the fresh milk. Roll the bottle on a table until the butter has separated from the buttermilk (about 20 minutes), filter everything and mix the resulting flakes.
Very simple: fill a plastic bottle with water and put it to freeze in the freezer. It will come in handy to keep drinks or dishes fresh longer in your cool box for picnics!
Broom for fireplace or outdoor
How about making an outdoor broom or cleaning the chimney using plastic bottles? You need 5. The result is guaranteed, take a look. HERE all the instructions
Insulators for electric fences
Take a bottle and cut it in half (you can use both parts). Make two Z-shaped mirror cuts ending in the open part of the bottle, it will be through these that you will pass your electric wire. Finally, make a hole in the center of the bottle in which you will insert the support pole that will end in the ground. Your electric fence is ready!
funnels
Take a bottle (better if smooth) and cut off the base. Take a pen, remove the ink tube and cut off the narrow end. At this point, drill a hole in the bottle cap with a slightly smaller diameter than that of the pen. Insert the latter into the hole and, with glue or silicone, secure it to the cap. This should be the result.
Done! In a few minutes we managed to extend the life of dozens of plastic bottles. Sure, the recycling it exists but, like any transformation process, it requires a high energy expenditure. A good rule is therefore that of groped to repurpose old objects to new uses: economic savings, energy savings, spur for our imagination and a small, large contribution to environmental protection.
Rosa Simonetta
Photo: Instructables
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