10 fantastic suggestions for recycling plastic bottle caps

It is now clear to everyone these days that recycling plastic is good for the environment. Perhaps few know how useful it is, in particular, to recycle plastic bottle caps. Their production involves considerable energy consumption. And they are actually produced in massive quantities. So why not reuse them?

Being a small object, with a round shape and generally coming in any color, a plastic cap lends itself to being part of almost any type of creation. You can make useful objects for everyday life or use them for artistic creations, embellishment, and / or decorations. Mosaics and artworks of all kinds can be exciting projects for budding artists and amateurs or can be very entertaining, for example, for children to take on. Here are some great ideas to consider:

By gluing caps together, and following a particular layout, it is possible to create a container in almost any shape or size (if you have enough caps, of course). A colorful toy box for children could be an example.

Forming / outling letters or other decorative elements with caps - perhaps for a party - can be a winning idea. It is an excellent solution to overcome, for example, a lack of decoration in certain colors which may be difficult to find.

And why not make an alarm clock with plastic caps? With a little dexterity and a few tips (and a clock mechanism), this shouldn't be difficult at all.

Carrying out creative children's crafts using colorful plastic caps is simple and enjoyable. With card, caps, glue and paint, you can create many fantastic animals. And to make it an even more stimulating activity you could decide to make duplicates and build playing cards for the popular memory game, for example. By combining play and creativity, children will learn the importance of recycling while having fun.

Lamps created by gluing the caps to lamp shades of different shapes (or decorating old lamps in need of rejuvenation), will be an enchanting and very original project.

In the same way, flower boxes and plant pots can be beautifully decorated by attaching caps of any kind, color and size to them.

And for professional artists (but also for amateurs), creating mosaics using plastic caps means being artistic in a sustainable way. And it is possible to create true works of art of extraordinary beauty.

Would you ever say that bottle caps can be used to make placemats, coasters, trivets and mats of all shapes, patterns and colors? Yes indeed, this is also possible.

An unusual, but useful idea, could be to make a color / paint palette, by cutting out a cardboard template and sticking on it the colored caps into which you can pour tempera, acrylic, watercolor (or any other type) of paint into them.

And, finally, you can always use the bottle caps to build some fun trinkets to hang up in the garden or on the veranda, enhancing this joyful and positive environment.

What are you waiting for? Collect all the caps you can and have fun with your DIY projects!