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plastic grocery bags with the words 25 brilliant ways to reuse plastic grocery bags on them

We’ve put together a list of 25 practical and brilliant ways to make use of plastic shopping bags at home. You should definitely reuse them at least one more time before recycling them.

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bottles filled with medicine sitting on top of a table

68 Ways to Reuse Old Prescription Medicine Bottles: Let's hear it for better living through pharmaceuticals. Prescriptions, I mean. There are drugs for lowering your blood pressure, lowering your cholesterol, reducing inflammation, blocking betas and curing that nasty rash you got last summer. When y…

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four different pictures of leaves and books with text that reads, finished plastic leaves a recycled art project

This project is one which has evolved out of my recent experiments with fused plastic. It’s a way of recycling old crayons and plastic bags creatively and I love the finished ‘leaf-like’ feel of these. The finished leaves can be used for a wide range of purposes, or alternatively you could cut the fused plastic sheets up into any shape you like. Materials Plain white plastic bags – or bags with large areas of white that can be used. Roll of Cling film Old wax crayons Metallic Gold Ink Pen…

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a close up of a piece of paper with beads on it next to a light bulb

Plastic Upcycling: In this step by step tutorial I'll show you how to make your own plastic products out of waste you normally throw away or hopefully recycle, mainly plastic items such as milk jugs, plastic bottle caps and bleach bottles. I will be making hexagonal t…

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there is a green glass vase with many different rings on the bottom, and a ring holder in the middle

Pin for Later: 100+ Cleaning and Organizing Hacks Plastic Bottle Jewelry Stand Create a jewelry stand from the bottoms of Mountain Dew bottles; just thread them together with a metal rod. Get more instructions here.

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some colorful pieces of paper hanging on a wooden table with string and scissors next to them

I was inspired by @madebyhowies awesome upcycling skills and made some bunting from old plastic bags! There is currently no where to… | Instagram

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blue bottles and napkins are sitting on a wooden table next to a white wall

HDPE Blocks From Plastic Bottles: Hi everyone! In this instructable I'm gonna show you how to recycle HDPE plastic bottles and jugs to create blocks that can be used in lot of different ways. Every day each of us uses and throws away lot of plastic stuff...let's change this! Dave H…

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there are many blue cups that have been made into soap dishes and tags on them

⬅️ Swipe to see how we’re giving discarded plastic a new life. From soap dishes made from trashed bottle tops to drink coasters handmade from detergent bottles, our eco-friendly goodies are a win for you and the planet! 🙌 Shop our in-stock collection with next-day shipping and use promo code “1215” for 12% off all orders from August 12 to August 15 🌿 We ship worldwide, carbon-neutral, and plant trees for every order 📦💚 Plus, our packaging is all recycled, reused, and recyclable — no…

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a person is cutting up some clear plastic

Single use products are hard to avoid completely so using them in your craft projects is a good direct way to recycle them. Plastic food tubs can be turned into pretty storage containers with this easy papercraft.

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