Comments on: Don’t toss those milk jugs just yet

By: Lory

Lory — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:04:20 +0000

I reuse my milk jugs or laundry detergent containers as a clothes pin holder that hangs right on the clothes line. I cut about a 1 inch slice out of the handle towards the bottom (to hook over the clothesline). Then I cut out an opening on the front side, about half-way up and to just under the lid opening. I’ve had the same pin holder for over 10 years!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:35:24 +0000

I save them few things, we use them to fill up with water and freeze so we always have ice water during summer months, cut the tops off poke few wholes in the bottom great way to start seeds, fill with water poke few wholes on bottom and put in veggie garden and you have slow water dispenser for garden, on the half gallon’s we cut the tops off and store crayon’s in them, there are a lot of uses.

By: Mare

Mare — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:46:59 +0000

I like the idea of using milk cartons to make row identifiers in the garden. I’m going to try that. Thank you for the great idea!

If you have a small greenhouse, you can fill several milk jugs with water and let them heat in the sun, and at night time put the jugs in the greenhouse and they will provide some extra warmth overnight. Larger greenhouses require 5 gallon buckets or even barrels. I also read that you can cool a chicken coop in the summer by placing a jug of ice (frozen in the milk jug of course) inside the coop.

By: sarah

sarah — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:51:00 +0000

i am doing a project on 101 ways to use a milk jug. these are some really great ideas. thanks so much for your help!

By: Amy Noble

Amy Noble — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:13:38 +0000

Thanks for the great ideas! My six year old daughter is a Daisy Girl Scout and we are working on earning one of our patches for recycling and reusing. I think we’re going to go with two of your ideas…the seed starter (then she can help me plant the flowers in the flower garden) and a place to save our change…hopefully we will be going to Disney in October. She will feel like she contributed to our trip.

Thanks!
Amy Noble
Bowling Green, Ky

By: Meredith

Meredith — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:57:59 +0000

What a great way to use these jugs. I consider it the best form of recycling to use something rather than tossing it in a hole in the ground.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:25:20 +0000

My Aunt that lives in Montana hooked one up to catch a oil leak on her tractor. Recycle that oil too.
(I even have a picture of that)

By: mary

mary — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:47:06 +0000

I cut the jugs into pieces, various sizes. I then punch a hole, insert a baling wire hook. I write on them with perminant ink and use them in the bars and hen house. I identify dove matings, identify particular birds in a cage. I will paint a name on the piece and attach it to a stake identifying plants in the garden. The marker will fade but I always carry a perminant marker in the pocket of my gardening/ barn apron. Sometimes I will staple a card to one piece hanging on a place for more information. I also carry 4 jugs full of water in those fabric shopping bags to the further hen house. I think I am currently using OPB (Oregon version of NPR) bags. I also carry water to my fish tanks in the jugs. We are on a well so I can just use the water untreated. Tools in my apron: stapler, heavy sissors, baling wire, pliers, marker,and cards. Plastic milk jugs, either full of water or empty, near at hand. I do not store water in the plastic, it is for immediate use.

By: Kit

Kit — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:45:23 +0000

I don’t use them at all !
I use bulk powdered milk.
We mix and use it in a Tupperware from the 70’s that’s still in great shape.

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