What do you do with your old plastic gallon milk jugs?
December 10, 2009 by
Filed under scallion seeds
Any arts and crafts? Recycle? Trash it? I remember my dad would cut out the top with the handle and plant tomatoe seeds inside or green scallions(onions).
I myself made a bird tree feeder. I cut out 2 sides and put wildbird seed in it. It did attract a few birds and squirrels!
Very neat ideas!! I generally flatten them and add them to my recyclables.
I just put them in the recycle bin.
bin them
I don’t think they’re recyclable around my area, but I buy my milk in bags from Kwik Trip, a gas station/convenience store, anyway
I recycle them…
I used to buy my milk from a dairy that used returnable glass bottles, but since I’ve moved, I’ve had to recycle. With 3 growing kids, I can’t use that many bird feeders!
I love these plastic containers. I usually have the 4 litres bottles as we have lots of cereals in our house.
I normally cut the front off from neck to half way down but leave the handle at the back. I put turps or some other brush cleaner in it and stand my paint brushes in. When the decorating is done, wash the brush and sling the bottle. You can store nails in it, pegs, cottons and many other uses. The bird feeder is a great one. I’ll certainly try that.
John
I take a couple to my local cemetary and hang them by the water tap, They are ideal for carrying water to the gravesides.
Clean plastic gallon jugs (not just from milk) are great for a bunch of different uses. As previously mentioned, they’re wonderful for starting plant seedlings when the top from the handle up is removed. The bottom two inches are great in a pinch for temporary pet/small livestock feed & water dishes. One can even make a clothes pin caddy which hangs conveniently on the clothes line. Gallon plastic jugs can be reused in ways only limited by one’s creativity and resourcefulness.
Most of our milk is delivered in returnable reuseable glass bottles. When I buy extra it’s usually in plastic though and that now goes for recycling.