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| Milk bottles into plant containers... |
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| Cereal packets into seed storage... |
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| Milk containers into mini greenhouses... |
... when compared to...
this work of art...
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| Photo source: http://store.mothercitycraftcollective.co.za/ranges/recycled |
or these...
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| Photo source: http://webecoist/2011/02/28 booze-it-up-13-rad-recycled-bottle-craft-projects/ |
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| Photo source: http://webecoist/2011/02/28 booze-it-up-13-rad-recycled-bottle-craft-projects/ |
I don't know if I could ever collect enough bottles, or if I would have the patience to build a bottle house, and what could possibly end up lurking inside the (open) bottles... But light it would be - I can't see the need for anyone to switch on a light during the day. LOL
I do so wish I had an imaginative brain, and could think up really useful ways of recycling our packaging waste. So I use newspapers and cardboard in my compost / garden, and plastic milk bottles to propagate my plants, and recycle glass jars to store foodstuffs and RMan's nails / screws / bits and bobs. But to figure out a way to really recycle, attractively...
Last night we watched the Plastiki on National Geographic - I almost fell out of my chair when David de Rothschild said that the US of A discards 2.1 million plastic containers / hour!
And the fact that where the currents meet, there is a thick "soup" of tiny broken bits of plastic - which is going nowhere... ever. And that the number of fish they saw / caught, compared to the Contiki expedition, was horrifically low... It's all telling us a story - we've got to listen.
I reckon that the Plastiki was a very good idea, but I would've covered the exposed bottles on the sides with the recycled plastic "cloth" / "board" that they made. I reckon that would've given it a far greater stability.
But - the above is all a start - one person at a time, making a difference...
I am no fan of plastic and they use it in everything here in the US. They have already proven that the plastic leaches very toxic chemicals yet they just use more plastic. I was just thinking the other day the second a baby is born they wrap it in a plastic diaper, shove a plastic pacifier in its mouth and give it plastic toys. Yet we wonder why early childhood conditions like ADD and autism are on the rise. I wish we didnt have to recycle it, I wish they would quite using so much.
ReplyDeleteJane - I too wish we had a world without plastic.
ReplyDeleteI'd never thought of babies and plastic - my kids used cloth nappies in their early days - only changing to disposables when they started to walk. But you're right - perhaps that is a cause of ADD and autism! Never mind the chemicals in plastic baby bottles they have "just discovered" may cause cancer...
I find the comment from Jane very interesting. Thanks Jane
ReplyDeleteI also have thought of the bottle houses, and how to keep the open end clean. I even thought about recapping the bottles first, which would block light.
Lou - Yes, the bottle would require cleaning first - the smell LOL Re-capping the bottles would also probably help with insulation. Just don;t know if I want to look at a whole bunch of bottle necks all the time...
ReplyDeleteDani, not all of us are creative/imaginative with mundane items but there is still a need for practical/functional recycling that people like us do and every little bit helps the planet :). Doesn't stop us from appreciating the 'arty' recyclers though!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day.
Cheers, Robyn
Robyn - Just wish I was a little more creative... :)
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