Creative Recycling Ideas to Try at Home

There are a lot of unused items but don’t know how to process them? Studying some of the used recycling ideas below can be the best solution. Because of these ideas, you can process unused items according to your own creativity and taste.

Examples of Used Goods Recycling Ideas
There are actually a lot of recycling ideas out there. However, some of these used goods creations are very easy and practical. So, it never hurts to try it at home. Come on, see the following review!

1. Jewelry Holder from Used Bottles

You can use this used bottle creation idea to store and display jewelry. Due to its small size, you can place this jewelry holder on the dressing table.

To make it, first prepare all the materials and tools needed, namely four to three used plastic bottles, iron rods, bolts, and nuts.

Then, cut the bottom of the bottle and make a hole with a drill in the middle. Insert the iron rod into the pieces of the bottles. So that the position of the bottle pieces is not easy to move, use bolts and nuts to support it.

Don’t forget to space one piece of the bottle to another. How? The idea of ​​recycling used goods and how to make it is quite easy, right?

2. Toys from Toilet Tissue Rollers

This bee-shaped toy creation is super easy to make. You can also create other animal characters. After that, you can use it as an educational tool to introduce children to insects and other animals.

The materials needed are toilet paper rolls, glue, and paper. You can print a picture of a bee from the internet on paper and then stick it on a roll of toilet paper. You can also draw it yourself with colored paints.

3. Flower Creations from Toilet Tissue Rollers

You can also turn used toilet paper rolls into beautiful flower arrangements. You only need to provide a number of toilet paper rolls, all-purpose glue, and beads to make it.

First, flatten the toilet paper roll. You can use auxiliary tools such as a rolling pin or glass bottle to make things easier.

Second, cut a roll of tissue that has been flattened with a width of about 1-2 cm only. After that, unite the six pieces of tissue roll to form a flower as shown in the picture. Use glue so the pieces stick together.

Next, arrange the flowers according to taste. Also add beads according to your creativity. Done.

4. Koinobori from Used Plastic

Koinobori is a koi fish-shaped flag that is usually installed to celebrate Children’s Day in Japan. But, without waiting for Children’s Day, you can also make these koinobori at home.

Interestingly, you can use plastic snack packaging or other used items to make these koinobori. Once finished, you can put it on your home page as a decoration.

5. Pot from Used Tires

Did you know that car tires are one of the most difficult wastes to decompose naturally? It takes about 50 years for one car tire to decompose on the ground.

For that, utilizing it into something more useful is the right choice. One of them is to turn it into a flower pot like in the picture above.

It’s also very easy to make. You only need to paint the used tires and then stick a wooden board on one side as a base. Add soil and pots from used tires are ready to use.