Sure, you can bring them to a recycling center and earn a few bucks for your donation. But why not get crafty and use your empty soda cans for DIY projects the entire family can enjoy just as much as if not more than the soda itself? Check out the below DIY projects that will put your old soda cans to good use. Remove the top and bottom from your soda can a soup can was used in the above pin and glue half-circle shaped stoppers on either end.
Steel is made from one of the earth's most common natural resources, iron ore, as well as limestone and coal. Mining for these raw materials and the production process involved in making steel have an environmental impact.
Not only does the process require large amounts of energy but raw materials are wasted when mining, and the production process also produces waste and emissions. Steel can be recycled time and time again without loss of quality, so by simply recycling our steel we can:. Both aluminium and steel are easy to recycle and there are huge environmental benefits for doing this - yet many cans still go to landfill.
If we recycle more cans we can reduce the amount of raw materials needed to produce new products. Remember to recycle drinks cans when away from home - at work, while travelling or at sports and leisure locations.
If you can't find a recycling bin, take it home and recycle it later. Rinse out food cans with your leftover washing up water before the residue has chance to dry out - it will take much less effort!
Aluminium drinks cans are usually recycled into ingots at a special 'closed-loop' plant in Warrington. This is the ultimate recycling process for environmental efficiency and used cans are often recycled, made into new cans, filled and put back on the shelf in just six weeks. Foil and other aluminium is generally recycled with other aluminium scraps such as window frames and road signs, and cast into engine components for vehicles, which makes them lighter and more fuel efficient.
You might have sustainable reusable bags made from recycled plastics, hemp, or recycled fabric, but do you have a pop can purse? Add some fun to your shopping trips with this project from Craftster. Instructables offers a variation of this bag that incorporates T-shirts for the lining and bamboo for the handles.
Tea light candles create a cozy ambiance for any occasion, from dinner parties to cuddling up with your favorite novel. Add a special touch to your lighting with a lantern and tea light holder made from aluminum cans. Check out DIY Everywhere for step-by-step guidance and a how-to video. Can you never find a pen when you need it? Choose a colorful, empty soda can to make a creative pen holder. One man took reuse to a level very few others can claim to have reached.
When the yard was completely covered, he started on the house. Over the next 18 years, he covered the house with an estimated 50, beer cans that he turned into aluminum siding, garlands, and curtains. His efforts even lowered his energy bills. Today, you can visit the Beer Can House in Houston and see what his years of effort accomplished.
Feature image courtesy of Ishikawa Ken.
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