Ideas for Reusing Household Plastic Containers

Home improvement expert Danny Lipford gives you some tips for reusing household containers as scoops, planters, and bird feeders.

Danny Lipford: One of the components of thinking green is re-using. In other words, it's taking something that might end up in a landfill and putting it to another use. And you can re-use items on a really grand scale, but even the simplest things can be turned green when you use just a little imagination. Here's a great example. These old plastic bottles and milk jugs can be turned into a variety of new things. Once you wash them thoroughly, you can make scoops for scooping up grain or seed and they are great for bird feeders, or you can cut the tops off and use them as a planter for herbs in your kitchen. Even the caps can be used for holding things like safety pins or paper clips. It's all about creativity and this is something the whole family can do together. So, before you throw it out, take a second look and see if your artistic side has a little green in it!