We all know that one of the many ways to be more environmentally-friendly is to recycle our trash. The question is: How?
I know. Some of us have only a few milliseconds in a day to actually sit down and come up with recycling projects, or even just think of which pieces of trash to recycle/re-purpose. The truth is, when we look around us, even just a glimpse of our office rubbish bin can already provide a plethora of recycling ideas.
My knack for recycling has been around since I was a kid, well, blame it on my being a Pack Rat. I have boxes of random (and I mean random) things, odds and ends, thingymajiggies that would probably trigger questions like "Why on earth would you want to set aside that used cereal box?" or "Do you honestly think you're still going to read that greeting card after 10 years?".
One of the things I honestly LOVE recycling are used glass bottles.
Here's a glimpse of my current "collection":
Looking around my rooms (plural because I currently have two: one in my parents' house, & another in my little "nook", where I am trying to be an independent adult. Haha!), here are some glass-bottle-recycling projects which I've done in the past, which you can try as well. (or maybe you've already tried them, which is great!):
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| Pen-Holder. Just fill up tiny bottle (e.g. a potpuirri oil bottle) with sand or gravel, and be-ribbon it. |
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| A "Conversation Piece" slash paper weight. It's simply a scarf stuffed inside a bottle. |
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| Bracelet/Hair Scrunchie Holder. Yeah, that's a glass bottle holding them all in place. |
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| Piggy Bank. Make it look pretty with used sinamay and a string or ribbon. |
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| Paint brush holder. Fill it up with sand or stones, be-ribbon, and top off with a bead. |
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| Another Conversation Piece (which can also be used as bookends). See my pack rat tendencies? Yes, inside those Gatorade bottles are tabs from canned sodas, which I used to collect as a kid. |
I hope these recycling ideas'll also inspire you to recycle glass bottles, or any piece of trash for that matter.
If you have any more recycling tips and ideas, I'd be happy to hear all about them! My email ad is iveeispoison@gmail.com, or you can also just leave a comment below. Thank you!
Looking forward for more recycling ideas and projects! :)
♫♪,
Ivee
