Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle an old plastic dustbin?

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:38:01 +0000

Fill it with nettles and or comfrey then top it up with water, leave it for two weeks and you have a wonderful (if not a bit smelly) fertilizer

By: nick upton

nick upton — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:25:40 +0000

Fill it with soil, make holes in the side, plant all the available spaces up and wait for it to flourish.

By: rachel jopson

rachel jopson — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:29:54 +0000

I am looking for about 10 plastic bins with lids for horse feed.If anyone has any spare in the west yorkshire i will find them usefull!
andy.rachjopson@yahoo.com

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:10:25 +0000

What if you don’t have the lid anymore?

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:13:53 +0000

I live in the country and we don’t have curbside recycling so I have to carry my recyclables to the center myself. I’d clean it and use it for a recycle bin. Some of these black containers are recyclable, did you check the bottom for the number?

By: Rosalind

Rosalind — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:44:31 +0000

I use mine as a feed bin for chicken food. It needs to be watertight and have a lid that doesn’t blow off easily.

By: Alice

Alice — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:12:20 +0000

When it breaks a bit more and is no longer remotely watertight, put some extra holes in it and use it to make leaf mould.

Just add fallen leaves in autumn, stir them up maybe every 6 months (tip them out, mix them up and throw them back in), and in 2 years you’ll have really nice crumbly goodness, especially useful for heavy clay soils and for growing onions.

Oak and pine leaves take longer to break down, and really enthusiastic gardeners add urine occasionally to help it break down better/faster…

By: Lupa

Lupa — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:17:36 +0000

If it’s watertight, use it as a rain barrel.

By: Rosie

Rosie — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:07:47 +0000

if you bore holes in the bottom for drainage, you can grow salad potatoes.. just plant and when the shoots are 5 inches long, put in more earth and shore up..and so on!

By: Matt Scholey

Matt Scholey — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:01:51 +0000

1. Drill holes in the bottom for drainage and use for growing potatoes.
2. Sink into the ground as a small wildlife pond.
3. Donate to your local allotment.
4. Post it on Freecycle

By: Delusion

Delusion — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:18:01 +0000

The basic would be a water butt.

Grow potatoes or carrots in it

Storage for plant pots

Storage for compost