What to do with Empty containers?

I have many empty rubbing alcohol containers, dishwashing detergent containers and laundry detergent containers..Any ideas of ways to reuse?!

  6 answers
  • River River on Sep 05, 2018

    Dig a hole deep enough and wide enough to hold bottle and a plant. Cut bottom off of bottle. Bury bottle upside down. Then plant a flower or vegetable, etc. next to bottle. Make sure you leave dirt off of the bottom of bottle so you can ad water as needed. When it rains, the bottle will fill up and self water plant. In dry spells, you will have to fill bottle as you water plant. This will give plant a reserve watering. Bottle waters deep where most roots are located. Happy bottle watering!

  • 1401470 1401470 on Sep 05, 2018

    Well on our farm we use to take the detergent containers and turn them into scoops .

  • Kathy Gunter Law Kathy Gunter Law on Sep 06, 2018

    Plastic bag dispenser

    screws and nails (the boxes they come in always fall apart)

    cotton balls

    anything powder that comes in a box or bag like borax or baking soda

    christmas lights



  • Joni Pickering Joni Pickering on Sep 10, 2018

    Scoops, magazine or book holders. I just cut up some containers for paper storage in my craft room. Paper the outside and make planters.

  • To Work With My Hands To Work With My Hands on Sep 16, 2018

    Use them to store craft supplies.

  • Homeroad Homeroad on Sep 22, 2018

    I use a lot of recycled plastic bottles to hold craft supplies. I remove the labels then add chalkboard labels available in the craft store. If they have a design on them just give the containers a quick coat of spray paint.