Plastic screw caps of all sizes. Lots of white, red, blue, green, black, yellow, etc. What should I do with them?
What to do with plastic bottle tops
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Martha
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I have tons of plastic screw tops of many colors and sizes. I was going to do a large portrait with them in the manner of Chuck Close, but have likely decided to move on to something else. I see them for sale on eBay for a surprisingly high price. I have saved them for so long, I hate to just throw them in the recycle bin. What should I do with them. I would donate them to a good cause, or make something wonderful. Thanks!
If you do not have the need for them ,donate them to a school for kids to do arts and crafts projects
If you have seen them for sale on ebay why not try that?
Teachers use them for art/crafts. You could donate them. Some people sell them on Ebay too. For a box of 100 you can get about $15. Some people cut a notch in one side to make tooth brush holders and hang the cap on the wall. I have often pondered making a mosaic out of a variety of colors and putting them on a back yard table and fix it in thin set (similar to mortar but easier to use). These are just some ideas to help you get your ideas.
Is there a college with an art department that might be interested in them?
Don't remember where, but once I saw a full wall in a home covered with a landscape mural made of plastic caps. Also, there is a wonderful artist (IMHO), Clare Graham, who makes all sorts of art works from recycled materials. I couldn't find a picture of his plastic bottle caps projects but believe they included mobiles and statues. Here's a link for MorYork, his studio/gallery. http://moryork.com/ And a Google search on his name and/or gallery name will bring many more photos that may provide you with some inspiration. Have fun!
I don't have any ideas however got to say you are my spirit animal. I save random things waiting for ideas (sometimes they never come). For ages I saved the large colorful screw top lids from laundry soap - finally they went into the recycle bin. Love how neatly you have saved them - just like me - an organized hoarder !! ha ha
Some people are making table tops out of them and putting glass over the top of them
I have seen people use them to make paths outdoors.
I use the caps for making flowers in my garden. A larger one for the middle, then glue smaller ones around it. Then glue a bamboo kabob skewer for stem. Colorful decoration for your plant pot too.
We are collecting and saving plastic medicine bottles, tops, and other lids to be recycled into a bench as a "family" project. They have to be part of the collecting, sorting, and weighing. Hopefully they will gain an appreciation for our future and our environment. The company is about an hour away, located in Evansville, Indiana. http://www.greentreeplastics.com/abc-program/
Hi Cathy, Thanks for your post. THAT is interesting! I had not seen that prior to your post. I read about the process. Do you all have enough caps? I didn’t see what type of plastic is, or is not, acceptable. I would consider sending some your way. If that interests you, tell me more about the rules for what is acceptable plastic. Thanks!!
Hi Cathy, Thanks for your post. THAT is interesting! I had not seen that prior to your post. I read about the process. Do you all have enough caps? I didn’t see what type of plastic is, or is not, acceptable. I would consider sending some your way. If that interests you, tell me more about the rules for what is acceptable plastic. Thanks!!
(My niece went to the university in Evansville.)
Hi Cathy, Thanks for your post. THAT is interesting! I had not seen that prior to your post. I read about the process. Do you all have enough caps? I didn’t see what type of plastic is, or is not, acceptable. I would consider sending some your way. If that interests you, tell me more about the rules for what is acceptable plastic. Thanks!!
Sorry if this is posted multiple times. I can’t seem to get this reply to post.
They make great cat toys . Small and light they can carry around and bat all over the house.
We are saving these caps and prescription bottles for the Pavillion in Georgetown KY to help build a special needs accessible playground. They will be taken to Evansville to be molded into usable equipment. Not sure what the shipping would be but we would be interested in obtaining them.
Martha: We would be very happy if you want to donate these to our Mattingly family project . Our family reunion is the first Sunday in October. This is our family project we started last year. We have not registered with Green Tree Plastics yet because it takes 400 pounds of plastic lids and tops to make one bench, plus $200.00. Acceptable plastic is prescription bottles and lids, soda lids, cottage cheese plastic drink bottle caps(paper liners are ok), lids from food containers like coffee cans, peanut butter jars, butter tubs, tops from spray cans, caps from liquid laundry detergent. My email is matts@bbtel.com
Martha, I’m sure you will choose the right place to donate. If you keep the kids, please take photos of your project along the way, plus the final portrait, tabletop, or garden path you choose. I was not an art teacher, so I would probably do skewered flowers. ☺️
Martha, We are collecting all plastic caps/lids and prescription bottles (with labels removed) to have equipment molded to build a playground that is special needs accessible. If you have questions, please feel free to email me at bonnyparrish@gmail.com. Thanks for your consideration.
Same but your will be plain
Great ideas