Plastic water bottle pollution is a serious matter and is even worse than you think. So before you even think of throwing your empty plastic water bottles, think of where they may end up and the many ways they can harm the environment. Instead, try these fun and creative ways by which you can make use of your plastic water bottles and help save the enrivonment.
Self-watering system
Do you travel a lot? Or simply too busy to water your plants? Well those used plastic bottles might just be the thing you need. Upcycle your used plastic bottles into a self-watering system. No need for special tools; just a pair scissors and a few cotton twine is all you need. Clever!
Do you know that other than rainwater being the best for your plants, dechlorinated tap water is the best readily available water for them. You may let your tap water sit for a few days to dechlorinate it but if you want instant dechlorinated water, install a faucet water filter like SJ Wave Faucet Water Filter. It accurately removes 98% of chlorine and can be installed in minutes.
Bird Feeder
Who doesn’t love the sound of birds chirping? IF you want to attract those neighborhood birds, make one or a few of this bird feeder and hang it from a tree.
String Light Covers
For some added effects, this effortless project will add more mood to your usual garden lights. Choose your preferred color from your favorite pop soda bottles and use a drill or heated screw driver to make the holes.
Animal Planters
This is probably the most popular upcyclig project for plastic bottles. Here’s a cute project that you and your kids can do together. Grab a few plastic bottles and turn them into cute planters for your kids to decorate.
Multi-colored Garden Animal Decors
Thinking of a nice craft project with your toddlers? Try upcycling your milk gallon bottles into colorful garden accents. You may opt to paint or patch different colored papers for a mosaic finish.
DIY Combi Van
How about making a nice mini bus or combi van for your little boy? Grab those empty milk gallons and turn them into nice toys. tie a yarn at the handle and let your kid enjoy his old-school toy.
Vertical planters
Don’t throw away those plastic bottles. They make the perfect continuous drip vertical pots . Put them on top of one another and make sure you have a twine for a clean continuous drip from the top-most pot to the bottom.
There a sooooo many ways to make use of single-use plastic water bottles. Remember it only takes a few minutes to consume the water but it takes millions of years to fragment the plastic bottles and yet they never really disappear. They still roam around our oceans as microplastics for our marine animals to feed on. So put your creativity to work by turning those junks into useful, fun, or decorative pieces; and save mother earth.