Plastic containers…in Malaysia, they’re
everywhere. There is no escape. Almost every product you buy is packed in some
kind of plastic container. Round, square, rectangular shaped, cup-shaped… there seems to be a perfect-sized plastic container to suit just about every need and
occasion! :-)
The question is, what happens to
these plastic containers after the food inside them is consumed? Well, they can
be recycled to an extent ie. washed out and re-used for storage and other
purposes. But seriously, this can only be done for a while as there are only
so many plastic containers every household needs! The number of containers coming in usually
far exceeds the number of containers going out – so after a while, to avoid literally swimming
in plastic containers, one ends up having to dispose of them. And it’s not
always convenient to locate a reliable recycling centre or drop-off point, so they might just end up in a landfill somewhere.
So is there anything else one can
do with them?
One suggestion is decorate them and use them to put gifts or other items such as notebooks
or craft items into. For paper crafters, pieces of scrap paper left over from other
projects would be the obvious go-to decorative item. All you’ll need is some
craft scissors, glue, cello-tape and scrap paper.
I’m sure quilters and people who
work with other materials such as cloth and mixed media materials, would find
other items to decorate the containers with. This is not just a good way to use
up scrap bits of paper, cloth and other items, but also a way to turn plain
plastic containers into reusable decorative or functional items.
A great project for kids too.
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