What can be made from waste plastic: helpful tips

For those whose hands are not for boredom, there is no unsuitable material for creativity. It is sometimes amazing what can be done from such seemingly ordinary materials, the fate of which is more likely to end up in the trash bin than in a place of honor in the house. Even such cheap disposable plastic as cocktail straws can come in handy. All the arguments of skeptics in practice are swept aside by the authors of the YouTube channel. TAKE AND DO. Their fantasies can only be envied, well, and take note of original examples. Try it yourself.

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1 Cocktail tube slippers and more
2 Life hack with a toothbrush for cleaning plumbing
3 How to make towel hooks from old brushes
4 Organizer for cosmetics made of plastic tubes
5 Life hack for a bag of powder
6 Laundry basket from a bottle
7 Swimming tube flower stand

Cocktail tube slippers and more

If you recently had a children's party, then for sure there is a whole heap of multi-colored tubes left. It's a great material for creativity, and you can use it to create very practical things.

Collection of life hacks with trash plastic — Prepare a backing: it can be baking paper or regular tracing paper. Fold the tubes on it in a row

Cover the straws with a second sheet of paper and work over the top with a hot iron so that the straws melt.

When the melted material has cooled, gently peel off the paper. You will end up with a sheet of colored plastic.

You can use this plastic for many different purposes. For example - making bath slippers. It's very simple: trace your foot on paper, make a template and transfer it to the plastic to cut out the sole.

From a strip of the same plastic, make the upper part of the sneaker and glue it on hot melt glue

You can take a shower in these slippers, they are not afraid of water at all. To prevent them from slipping on wet, apply a few lines of hot glue to the sole.

A plastic sheet can be used to make a dish pad, mouse pad, and more. So think carefully before throwing out the straws next time.

Life hack with a toothbrush for cleaning plumbing

Cleaning the restroom is not the most exciting experience, especially when you don't have the right tools at hand. But do not be upset, the instrument can be made even from a regular toothbrush, you just need to slightly modify it.

Heat the brush at the base with a simple lighter to soften the plastic

Bend the handle at an angle of 90 ° while it is heated ─ the plastic lends itself to deformation

Now you have a handy tool for cleaning, and after work, you can throw this brush away without regret.

How to make towel hooks from old brushes

Convenient hooks are always a must in the house. And you can literally make them out of garbage. If you have disposable toothbrushes, use them for this purpose.

Use nippers or a hot knife to separate the bristle head from the handle

Put the workpiece in boiling water for about 3-4 minutes, when the plastic heats up, remove it with tongs so as not to burn your hands

Bend the plastic into a hook shape until it cools. Use cloth gloves to avoid damaging your skin

These simple hooks can be attached to any bar. They will come in handy for hanging towels, washcloths and other bath accessories.

Organizer for cosmetics made of plastic tubes

Makeup in the bathroom or on the dresser always takes up a lot of space. And all would be fine, but one careless movement - and numerous tubes and tubes crumble and roll in different directions. Again, cocktail straws and a glue gun will help to avoid this.

Using hot melt glue, make a grate of straws

Fold a grid of several layers of tubes, stacking them exactly one on top of the other

You will need at least three layers to get this design.

Now all your tubes will be securely fixed on the table and will not fly off and roll. You can make a bottom for this organizer from the same tubes, melting them into a layer, as we described above

Life hack for a bag of powder

No matter how carefully you try to open the bag with washing powder, it is always inconvenient to pour from it, this is a fact. But you can do it in another way: build a plastic spout for precise filling.

Cut off the neck of a plastic bottle about 5 cm long

Make a small hole on the bag with washing powder so that your plastic blank fits snugly into it.

Insert the dispenser into the bag and secure it with a lighter, hot glue or tape

Thanks to this simple improvement, your powder will no longer spill over the tray.

Laundry basket from a bottle

Large plastic bottles, which are usually used in coolers, are refilled, but sooner or later they are sent to the junk. The large capacity can be used for other purposes as well. For example: adapting it to store dirty laundry before washing.

Cut off the top of the bottle along the line marked in the photo. Plastic can be easily cut with a regular assembly knife

You can decorate the bottle with anything: jute, paints, film or, as the authors did, with pieces of colored tape

The cap of the cylinder also needs to be pasted over, it will come in handy to keep the container closed and avoid unnecessary odors

Such a bottle will not take up much space in your bathroom and will allow you to compactly store your laundry before washing.

Swimming tube flower stand

Swimming snorkels are commonly used in pools and on the beach. But if you and your children have already mastered the ability to stay on the water, take your time to throw away the training tool. It can be used to make an imitation of a stone column for a flower stand. This will require a piece of sewer pipe and a glue gun, as well as paint of a suitable tone.

Cut the pipe in half lengthways to create long strips.

Glue the stripes onto the pipe, slightly shifting them in a spiral, as shown in the photo

Decorate the top and bottom of the column with the same details, only rolled into a ring. Cover both ends of the column with flat plywood boards for stability

Cover the column first with primer and then paint. Convenient to use spray paint

Such an original stand will look great in a classic interior.

As you can see, even this kind of garbage plastic can come in handy for creating beautiful and practical things for the home. So it turns out that before you send something to the trash, you can find a lot of uses for this material. An excellent addition to this information will be this video master class on making a rug from used plastic bags:

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