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There are many creative ways to love the environment. Here are ways to turn your trash into treasure
MANILA, Philippines – There is an apparent increase in awareness towards the worsening pollution in the country. Individuals along with local establishments are taking on more earth friendly actions, as plastic bags are slowly being overthrown by greener alternatives such as paper bags and reusable containers.
But much more can be done, and each can help in the simplest and easiest way. BuzzFeed.com show us how.
1. Storage
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Perhaps the easiest way to make use of seemingly inoperable items is to transform them into instant shelf space. The usual candidates for DIY storage—shoe boxes, tin cans, jars, bottles, and so on—can be used to store almost any knick-knack.
Organize art materials in tissue rolls, never lose hair pins or paperclips by keeping them in small mint cans, store herbs and spices in baby food jars, and in true Filipino fashion, use ice cream containers as storage for raw meat and fish. Splat on a bit of color, squiggle random designs, or cut them into different sizes to add a personal touch.
In the mood for a bigger project? Put on a green thumb and try making mini gardens out of tin cans and wooden boxes.
2. Recycled Couture
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It’s amazing how many trinkets can be born from other worn out baubles. See the possibility of turning bottle caps, clothes pins, drinking straws, and paperclips into accessories, necklaces, and earrings. Even forks can be twisted and revamped into fasionable bracelets.
Ripped or old t-shirts are also perfect for the summer.Cut, be bold, and go wild in making tank tops for the beach.
3. Art Attack!
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Art is everywhere, even in the broken, and the used. Let your inner Martha Stewart take over and turn eye-sore garbage into home decorations. Make streamers out of paper cups for party needs or make medieval looking goblets from beer or soda bottles.
Liquor bottles also make for sophisticated soap dispensers, the same way uniquely shaped food jars make for stylish flower vases or hanging decorations.
Recycle old magazines, newspapers, calendars, and even cassette tapes by using them as gift ribbons and wrappers.
4. Unleash your inner scientist
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Inventions aren’t bought brand new, often they are made from imagination and a little luck. There is an amazing array of contraptions one can put together from scrap. Take a trip back to science class days in creating makeshift flashlights from cardboard and soda cans, or a compass out of jar lids and needles.
Also, cardboard boxes are a goldmine for the imaginative child. Give them the chance to create toys and be creative with it.
One can think of a million things to help the environment, but an idea can only do so much. Let creativity and resourcefulness fuel the shift towards a greener future. – Rappler.com
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