Are you looking for new methods from which you can make planters from packaging waste? Well, in today’s time everyone becomes concerned about the environment as people like to make planters from eco-friendly waste.
In this article, we will give you some ideas which will help you in making some attractive planters from packaging waste and also from eco-friendly recyclable products. So let’s find out.
Why we should switch to eco-friendly planters?
Switching to an eco-friendly planter will help you in many ways like:
- It will help you save some money
- You can be able to contribute to improving the environmental condition
- The maintenance of these eco-friendly planters is less than normal planters.
- Eco-friendly planters are long-lasting and also you can make them anytime.
- There won’t be a risk of chemicals and the plants will be able to grow better in these eco-friendly planters
4 Tips to make planters from packaging waste
If you also want to make some planters for your plants from the waste material, then read these tips carefully.
1. Planters made from toilet paper
The cardboard that is present in the toilet roll or kitchen paper is usually thrown by the people in the dustbin because they thought that they are just waste. Well, the cardboard roll can be used as a planter.
To use it as a planter, you just need to cut the roll in your desired shape and then put it in a tray of seeds. Fill the roll with growing soil and make sure that the roll isn’t too soggy as it will then break down easily.
2. Planters made from an egg carton
Egg cartons can be used to make multiple planters as you just need to cut the carton and then fill the space with the soil. When you fill the egg space with soil, then put a seed in them and start watering them. To make it more durable, you can wrap the foil paper or with plastic packaging.
3. Using a tin can as a flower pot
The tin cans are much more durable than cardboard and egg carton so you can use them as a flower vase or plant pot. You just need to plant the seeds and put some soil into the can and then drill some holes to drain the extra water plant.
4. Planters from plastic bottles
We know that plastic bottles cannot be reused to fill water, so we can make planters from them. You can make this disposable product useful by cutting the bottle into the desired shape and size. The sharp edges after cutting the bottle can be smooth with the help of the lighter.
Make some hole at the bottom so that excess water can be drained out from the bottle and then plant seeds into the bottle and water them.
