A Useful Re-use of Plastic Bottle Caps (reuse/recylce)

[liberal N proud]

We're all probably cutting down on plastic bottle use, anyway. But when you do use a plastic bottle, its cap often can't be recycled. Do you pitch it, or put it to a new use? Here's one idea that will have you saving the cap to use time and again:


Cut the threaded portion of the bottle neck from the bottle.
Push a plastic bag up through the removed bottle neck, fold the bag down over the neck, and twist on the lid.
This seals the bag, making it air or water tight for storage! So useful for sealing bulk items in plastic bags - isn't that cool?

[loudsue]

1. I love ideas like this & end up using them time & again.

Thanks!

[Martin Eden]

2. Way cool!!!

I can use this for small caliber snacks when I'm backpacking!!!

[Tx4obama]

3. Another niffy idea ....

I save the caps off of salad dressing bottles, the ones that have a little hole in the center under the cap.
Then I put the caps on my plastic bottles of Kraft BBQ sauce.
When BBQing on the grill using a bottle of sauce that is squeezable eliminates a lot of sauce from rushing out of the bottle and dripping down into the grill.

[tblue37]

4. Excellent tip! nt

[TalkingDog]

5. I'm going to pass this along on FaceBook if you don't mind.

n/t

[liberal N proud]

8. I got it in an email so pass it along

[Suich]

6. Great idea!

Would you please cross/post here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=442

Thanks!

[jwirr]

7. Another item that needs a second life are pill bottles and their caps.

[liberal N proud]

9. Pill bottles are great for the shop

Put small nails, tacks and other small items in them and place them on the shelf.

[jwirr]

10. Thanks. I will hand them out to my family for that purpose.

[mistertrickster]

11. Ingenious -- I'm gonna do this. nt