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The Humble Milk Bottle - Wednesday 1st April 2015

I would like to throw down the gauntlet for all those interested to find out how many different ways you can use empty milk bottles. I use mine for various things, after a good washing to remove odours of course.

These are some of the ways I use mine:

1. storage containers for rice, sugar, flour, oats, semolina, etc.

2. as a watering can for my plants

3. as a funnel when the base is cut off

4. as open storage holders for nails, screws, children's colouring pencils, etc... (ideal to use what is left over from making funnel)

5. as storage holder for the worm liquid and castings from the worm farm

6. as a base for Christmas table decorations (cut off top to just past handle, remove front part leaving handle and the complete lid intact, then proceed to decorate using lid part as base/stand)

7.  as an oil catcher for the car when doing a oil change, leave lid on, slice downwards and open up one side of the container (3 litre bottle best for this)

8. re 7: pour into another bottle and store ready for appropriate disposal

9. cut into strips and weave into placemats (glue down ends with glue gun)

10. ideal to use when painting instead of managing large can

11. glue coloured paper (from glossy magazines or recycled Christmas wrap) onto bottles, allow to dry, cut into open rings and make chain decorations

12. with recycled cardboard draw up a square with 9 boxes, taking 8 bottle lids, with permanent marker place '0' on 4 lids and a 'X' on the other..making up a game of "0' and 'X's

13. Also use lids and permanent marker and build up an alphabet set or numerical set for children's learning

14. cut out shapes etc and use as templates for drawing

15. as a slow water release container for plants by placing small holes in one side of container and laying hole side down

Anyway, these a few things that can be done with the humble empty milk bottle, I could go on with more but I would love to know what other people's ideas are.

Sandra Glusa
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