Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle … narrow-necked glass bottles?

By: Rosina Federline

Rosina Federline — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:28:23 +0000

I am looking for a place to recycle all my sons steel beer bottle caps that is in Maryland

By: GroovyBree

GroovyBree — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:50:48 +0000

I don’t know links but if you google “reuse glass bottles crafts” you’ll find what you’re looking for. I do know the gyst, though. You can cut the bottles or leave them whole. You will stack bottles and mortar them the same way you would with bricks. I’ve seen some really cute ones done as part of a bar, it makes a great focal point.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:15:12 +0000

NO, that doesn’t work. I grow bonsai.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:02:00 +0000

Can you tell me what type of rock tumbler to use for glass?

By: Meg

Meg — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:37:53 +0000

You can make a shelf or a coffee table with some bottles, boards and hook-and-eye strainers: http://www.zero-waste.co.uk/projects/tengreen.htm. Have a look at the flickr gallery for alternative designs!

I haven’t tried it myself but I like the look and it’s really flexible (and handy when you move).

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:09:47 +0000

I’ve recently come across a company in North Devon that transform used beer, wine and water bottles into funky drinking glasses. I was so impressed i visited the company whilst on holiday and they let me watch how they are made, it was amazing. Check out there products on http://www.whosglass.co.uk

By: Sandy

Sandy — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:54:38 +0000

Narrow neck bottles make perfect vases for 1 long stem rose. Glue a small salad plate or small bowl to the top of the neck. Put a tea light on top of plate and cover tea light with glass chimney. Now you have a unique candle holder.

By: soladragon

soladragon — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:14:41 +0000

Hi there is a much easyer way, poor hot water inside the bottle, it heats up the glue and the label just falls off.

Also works on anything such as cans and that.

By: Shorty

Shorty — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:43:50 +0000

In my home country, there is a place that you can go and bring your wine bottles, they cut them and sand them into glasses. There is also a jam making brand called Gloria that sells jam in a jar that when it’s done, you clean it out and remove the top (not a screw-top) it’s a glass. It’s funny how everyone has a set of these malt-style glasses. I also know someone who puts green bottles on her window sill, and when the light hits them, it’s absolutely gorgeous.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:51:48 +0000

I use wine bottles in my bathroom to hold my toilet paper. My guests love it.

By: Saskia

Saskia — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:46:06 +0000

Catherine’s idea reminded me that I actually have done that in the past – I still use an old Jack Daniel’s bottle to store green lentils in! Bottles that have stored spirits are particularly useful as they are naturally more sterile than those which have stored perishable drinks like juice (so don’t require such thorough washing up), they generally have proper re-usable lids (as opposed to beer caps), and are often quite nicely designed. The only reason I don’t bother any more is that I have more than enough reusable containers now, plus I don’t own a funnel so it’s a faff to fill the bottles (I use a rolled up bit of paper to fill the lentil bottle, which is fine for occasional use but not as easy as an actual funnel).

By: aischa

aischa — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:45:24 +0000

that’s great too, that keeps the critter out in summer
to remove labels, I use water first and then nail polish remover, some of the clear labels need to be removed with a knife

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:43:08 +0000

i’ll try that I am a garlic nut, was raised on garlic
can u imagine a row of beerbottles on the kitchen counter and growing garlic out of it

By: caroline

caroline — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:40:56 +0000

I fill beer bottles with diluted liquid castile soap and put a liquor pouring caps on them to dispense the soap.

By: sash..

sash.. — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:11:22 +0000

best to be used as weapon

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Mon, 18 May 2009 09:53:29 +0000

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By: yoshifan55

yoshifan55 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:52:43 +0000

smash it and use it as a weapon

By: elox1995

elox1995 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:52:18 +0000

put drink in it to drink

By: Docheo

Docheo — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:47:04 +0000

Youi can use it to grow small plants like Bonsai.

By: connor

connor — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:25:16 +0000

you can use it as a candle holder

By: reverenddave

reverenddave — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:53:55 +0000

hey again

i found some more :)

http://www.boxvox.net/2009/02/glass-bottle-houses.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/foote_fotos/3303172686/

this next one is the best :)
enjoy

By: reverenddave

reverenddave — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:50:56 +0000

hey

heres a flickr link

as far as i know they simply used lime mortar to keep the bottles together

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markcveitch/1118047357/

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:29:00 +0000

I reuse all wine/beer/oil glass bottles to store my rice and grains and it works wonderfully. Things don’t lie forgotten at the back of a cupboard while I go out and buy more of the same, and the bottles (cleaned up, labels removed, tags attached with ribbon to remind me what’s inside) look rather striking. With just a bit of elbow grease it is possible to clean and remove labels from almost any bottle- only one has defeated me so far!

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:26:42 +0000

meant to say what the link was for the bottle cutting tool! here it is:

https://www.creativeglassguild.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2378

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:22:57 +0000

I got a bottle cutting kit from Creative Glass guild in Bristol. works really well, you do get some breakages, but that’s just part of the process, and you get to drink more wine to keep your cutting stock levels up! Fine by me! I have made some candle holders with the bottles, when they’re chopped, stick pieces of coloured glass on with clear glue or silicon, pop a t light inside and the glass will glow (the depth of the bottle keeps the wind off too so they can be used outside).

Have a go!

By: Johnnyboy

Johnnyboy — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:42:27 +0000

I make Cider and Cider Vinegar which I bottle in recycled Champagne bottles, these are first washed in detergent and warm water followed by by bottle brushing and finally soaking in Milton.
Getting suitable vinegar bottles is a problem as i can’t get a regular free supply, perhaps I could help you with your problem, or anyone else out there who has lots of these type of bottles to dispose of.

By: PainChaud

PainChaud — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:56:45 +0000

You can grow garlic in it..just for fun or as an experiment. Just put a clove in the neck, big enuf so it doesn’t fall into the bottle and fill it up with water. In just a few days it will root like crazy and start growing leaves =)

By: Babylon

Babylon — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:38:26 +0000

Ooh, or you could get one of those little LED sets with a small battery pack. As a matter of fact, I think that might be a good way to make a couple of cheap night-lights for my son.

Thanks for the idea!

By: Bad Monkey

Bad Monkey — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:20:49 +0000

An obvious one is to use them as candle holders, like they do in restaurants.

By: Grace

Grace — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:37:21 +0000

You could put a strand of white christmas lights in a wine bottle and make a hole in side so it can be plugged in. The greenish tint of the bottles makes this very pretty.