If you knew how many things you could turn your milk jug into, you would never throw one away again. Milk jugs can be re-purposed into a plethora of useful household items.
WARNING: Your house may end up filled with milk jugs after you read this.
Here are the best ways to upcycle a milk jug.
Scooper
You can cut up a milk jug in such a way that it creates a handy dandy scooper to pick up things like dog food, soil or nails.
Plastic Storage Box
You can create this adorable plastic storage box from milk jugs to keep your odd and ends in. Get the directions below.
Ice Pack
You can freeze a quart jug of milk one three-quarters of the way with water and place it in your cooler instead of ice which will just end up melting. When the jug melts you have ice cold water to drink.
Make a Mallet
If you melt enough milk jugs in your toaster oven and are handy enough with wood to create a handle, you can create a mallet from milk jugs. You will find the tutorial below.
Watering Can
Poke holes in the cap of your milk jug, fill your jug with water and screw the cap on. Use your new contraption as a watering can.
Turn In Into a Plant
You can grow flowers and vegetables by turning your milk jug into a planter. Just follow the directions below.
Lantern
Strapping a light to a milk jug will expand the existing light and create a lantern effect.
Build a Structure
If you’re really patient and handy, you can build an entire structure from milk jugs. The couple below built an entire igloo from them.
Funnel
Cut the bottom part off of a milk jug and take the cap off and use it as a funnel.
Exercise Weights
Do you even lift bro? If not, you can start by making homemade dumbbell weights out of milk jugs.
Bird Feeder
Do not buy a bird feeder. Just make a few snips into your milk jug, fill it with bird seed, and hang it from a tree.
Basket
Make a cute basket for Easter or whatever else with a milk jug. Get the tutorial below.
Berry Picker
Let the milk jug do the work for you when you go berry picking. Learn how in the video above.
Please SHARE this with your friends and family.
Source: PlanTea; featured image credit: Who Needs A Cape
