Global change starts locally.
We love takeout for its' convenience, but hate it for its' containers. Those plastic totes transform into massive environmental burdens. This week, Earth Bytes looks at different ways to repurpose takeout containers.
- Discover your green thumb. Convert deep containers into mini pots to grow herbs, small plants (Venus flytraps are cool) and bulbs. Long, shallow containers make great seed trays to grow bedding plants.
- Get organized. Plastic containers are great for the toolbox. Store nails, nuts, bolts and loose equipment mess-free. The earth and your wife will thank you for it.
- Get crafty. Channel your inner artist (or your kids’) with a little superglue, paint for plastic, seashells, markers and other arts and crafts materials to transform ordinary plastic containers into chic candle holders.
- Make a donation. Check with your local elementary schools to see if teachers could use the containers for storage (think erasers, crayons, pencils).
- And don't forget, the recyclin bin that's always hungry for items.
Check recyclethis.co.uk or diylife.com for ideas to reuse plastic and paper take out containers.
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Earth Bytes: To-Go Containers
In this week's Earth Byte, Plum Miami Beach host Christina Mitchell talks about easy ways to put those plastic take out containers to good use. Easy storage solutions are just one take out container away!
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