Make money and save the planet

Low on cash, and want to help out the earth? I have solutions!

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Step 1: Reuse

Reuse. A simple word. A simple idea.

Look at all the stuff you are throwing away. Cans, milk jugs, bottles. Think of all the things you could make with those things!

Here are a few ideas to get you started:

Piggy bank
Pencil holder
kleenex box
the body for your next electronic project.
mould making material (I know an instructable that uses milk jugs to vacuum form.)

GorillazMiko says: Apr 4, 2008. 8:49 PM

Smart. I think this contest is going to be awesome.

Mr. M (author) in reply to GorillazMikoApr 4, 2008. 9:05 PM

oh ya! I cant wait to see some of the instructables!

lawizeg in reply to Mr. M Apr 4, 2008. 9:10 PM

I just entered one, and i'm SOOO looking forward to the others! Nice one!

Mr. M (author) in reply to lawizegApr 4, 2008. 10:47 PM

thanks! I cant wait to see all of the interesting ways people have thought of to be green

BlindJax in reply to Mr. M Mar 29, 2011. 8:40 PM

I use some glass jars to store left over food in the refrigerator, even some veggies,pasta,seeds. I don't like using plastics all the time and couldn't see throwing away the jars, I use them for nuts and bolts too.

Acepilot42 says: Mar 8, 2010. 5:19 PM

TREE HUGGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

americangeiko says: Apr 20, 2009. 8:54 PM

That's one of the only things I missed about SoCal, the bottle depots. There's NONE of them here which I guess is why we have such a bad trash problem.

unknown24 says: Apr 6, 2009. 5:05 AM

Is the bottle Minute maid pulpy orange? the juice?

tony stark says: May 31, 2008. 1:18 PM

Where I live there are NOplaces to recycle at all! Have any other ideas because I never recycled a bottle like that in my life! But, I really care about the Earth and I don't know what to do with all this stuff and I don't want the ice bergs to melt and flood the Earth.

rptbandgeek1707 in reply to tony starkJun 11, 2008. 1:37 PM

Save up ALOT of cans and whatnot, rent a youhaul, and make a road trip. I'm not exactly sure about how much the recycling of the cans will of-set the emissions from the truck, but you could probably make a few bucks!