Find out 10 different ways you can reuse plastic bottles instead of throwing them in the trash.

1. Clever Uses for
Plastic Bottles10

2. Living in the Plastics Era
• So many plastic bottles are made every year
and end up in landfills.
• Recycling and reusing plastic bottles is a small
way to help the environment.

3. 1. Kayak
• Kayaks and
watercrafts have
been created by eco-
designers.
• A kayak is a more
doable version and it
actually floats!

4. 2. Birdfeeder
• You can make
birdfeeders with
varying levels of
sophistication.
• It all depends on your
preferences.

5. 3. Jewelry stand
• Uses the bottoms of
plastic bottles to use
as jewelry trays.
• Run metal rod through
center to create tiers.
• Spray paint bottle
bottoms for a more
customized look.
• Can also be used for
office supplies.

6. 4. Piggy bank
• Use the bottle cap as
a nose.
• Insert a slot on the
side of the bottle.
• Make legs and
accessorize with
paper, fabric, and
paint.

7. 5. funnel
• Create a funnel by
cutting off the
bottom portion of
the bottle.
• You can make varying
sizes using different
bottles.
• Keep the cap in case
you need it.

8. 6. Toilet water conservation tool
1. Place pebbles or
sand in a bottle.
2. Fill it the rest of the
way with water.
3. Place it inside the
tank of your toilet.
You’ll save half a gallon
to a gallon of water
every time you flush.

9. 7. Storage containers
• The possibilities are
endless!
• Use it to seal plastic
bags.
• Paint the bottles or
use pre-made labels.
• Store anything under
the sun.

10. 8. Charging phone holder
• Repurpose a lotion
bottle as a phone
holder.
• Cut off the top of the
bottle.
• Cut a handle into it the
shape of your phone
charger.
• Cover in fabric or
paint.

11. 9. Waterproof beach container
• Keep your personal
effects safe and dry
in a plastic bottle.
• Use at the beach or a
water park.

12. 10. Buildings & roofs
• Plastic bottles have
been used in third
world countries to
build shelters.
• Can also be used to
build greenhouses.

13. Reusing Plastics, making plastics
• Streamline Blow Molding creates plastic
bottles using blow molding for all of your
plastic needs.