Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle plastic milk bottles?

By: Mary Anne

Mary Anne — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:14:50 +0000

I actually love making jewelry and other things with the plastic as it cuts and punches like butter. Any paper punches work, and scissors.

You can sew, and paint (acrylic paints or Krylon fusion plastic paint) the milk bottle plastic. I have seen awesome Halloween life size skeleton decorations out of milk jugs….google and you will find those.

Portable boxes can easily be created with milk jugs and yogurt bottles of all sizes. Easily washable and use for snacks, lunch boxes, or jewelry holders:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanwoodswalker/4309230824/

Here are some images from my past jewelry work-in-progress with milk jug plastic.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanwoodswalker/4952313862/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanwoodswalker/4850564834/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanwoodswalker/4849945387/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanwoodswalker/4849948809/

By: J

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:25:12 +0000

Milk Jug Lunch Box or container (great for sandwiches or gifts): http://lunchitpunchit.com/2011/09/make-it-milk-jug-lunch-box/

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:41:12 +0000

Have you thought about squeezing the air out of them and putting the tops back on, they hardly take up any space then.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:11:44 +0000

think about when you recycle them the people that manu facture and recreate the bottles, will end with a lot of gas whick can affect the earths atmosphere.

By: pauline

pauline — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:24:52 +0000

I take all my milk bottles into work as we use them for paint holders…cutting the top off. Glue bowls…cutting two inches off the bottom and using that as a tray for glue. We also cut the tops off including the handle and create our own elephants with them. You incorportate the handle as a trunk of the elephant, cut out upside down u shapes on the sides, making the “corners” of the container to legs…then let the kids decorate them as they wish. I take the lid off and place a square of thin glitzy material over the spout then replace the lid…then decorate the lid with glitter, gems or whatever takes your fancy..and just let the children decorate at their will. SOME FANTASTIC DESIGNS…thats using the whole carton as the bottoms are not thrown away we use them as paint containers as reported at the front of this post.

By: Jimmy Robinson

Jimmy Robinson — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:50:28 +0000

I have made a PhotoShow on the recycling of milk cartons and would welcome your comments.

http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Fv2Re5DF

My email address is

jtfrobinson@hotmail.com

Regards

Jimmy Robinson

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:44:51 +0000

lol love this

By: hi baby

hi baby — Mon, 03 May 2010 02:04:32 +0000

look ok y dont just recycle milkbottles its not dat hard GOSH GET IT RITE JUST RECYCLE DEM U JUST GET A GREEN BIN AND PUT DEM IN ITS NOT DAT HARD GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH

By: Nastia

Nastia — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:36:08 +0000

Fill the empty bottles with water or sand and keep stacking them around the flower bed like a border.

Cut our a hall big enough for your foot to go through and use as funky garden shoes.

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By: HuntingWabbits

HuntingWabbits — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:46:28 +0000

So THAT’s why the paper cartons taste better! =)

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By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:03:47 +0000

did you know oil is used to make plastic bottles? the oil seeps into anything you put into the bottle.not healthy at all.hubby is a milk man, so he knows how plastic bottles are made.

By: Andrew Roberts

Andrew Roberts — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:43:23 +0000

2 litre milk bottles can be used to make tree gaurds – http://www.hobbyfarming.co.uk/tree-guards.html

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:20:20 +0000

I cut strips out of these to use for plant labels. Write on them with permanent marker.

By: addy

addy — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:16:26 +0000

and if all of those don’t work….

i tie string to them, hang them from a tree and use it for target practice ;D

By: kre8ivekween

kre8ivekween — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:34:44 +0000

wat the hell?? thats weird….. u could at least tell us how to make the traps. why publish something if you dont explain how to make something?? oh wait.. im doing that too! haha this is weird

chow baby

By: Cheri

Cheri — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:34:47 +0000

I would like to know if we could use empty milk jugs with the lids on to be “filler” in the bottom of a 3 layer-raised- garden bed. Do they give off any dangerous chemicals that would affect garden vegetables? Has anyone tried this before?
Thanks for your help.

By: Esmeralda

Esmeralda — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:25:31 +0000

You can cut the top part of milk jugs off and cut a handle from the top to glue to bottom, decorate with padding covered in fabric, lace, glitter, ect. and make your own easter basket.

By: braela davies

braela davies — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:36:54 +0000

great
ideas thanks alot you peps!

By: thestoob

thestoob — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:35:00 +0000

From Ryter Design. This is a brilliant use of milk containers, soda containers, etc.

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/12/pet_bottles_reused_with_s.html

Be sure to click through to the Ryter Design website for more ideas. It’s in German, I think, but the pictures tell it all.

By: ammy

ammy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:55:31 +0000

thats quit a iddea

By: tracey

tracey — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:54:52 +0000

you can swill it out and use it for a diffrent drink

By: stacey

stacey — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:53:32 +0000

i wouls cut it down into a birds nest and hang it up on a tree

By: Ruairi

Ruairi — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:41:15 +0000

These are great suggestions guys. Well done for all the ideas!

By: Ripe Green Ideas

Ripe Green Ideas — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:59:07 +0000

lamp: easy to make
http://vertes-et-mures.blogspot.com/2007/10/des-bidons-de-lait-pour-des-lumires_19.html

By: louisa

louisa — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:37:06 +0000

This page is about the “or something”.

It’s better to reuse something than just recycle it – usually because it helps you “reduce” your need for another thing.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

By: AMY WALTER

AMY WALTER — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:32:44 +0000

why dont u just recycle them or something?

By: michelle

michelle — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:25:26 +0000

I love the idea about cutting it up and putting them in between burgers…brilliant. Not sure about the gift tag idea, but I’ll think about it.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:27:00 +0000

I refill them with water and use them in ice chest when fishing