Green Tip: Cut an “empty” bottle in half to get more out

Written on Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 at 11:02 am by ecojoe
Filed under food, green living, plastic, save money.


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This here tip will reduce food waste AND save you literally pennies each time you use it! I had to use this here tip last weekend on a plastic barbecue sauce bottle. I squoze the bottle with my gnarled and calloused hands ’til nothing else came out, then good ol’ Tiff told me this helpful lil’ green hint:

1. Take bottle (lotion, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, etc.)
2. Cut bottle in half using scissors (please wear goggles, gloves, elbow pads, and a mouth guard, and have your parents supervise you)
3. Use a spatula to get out the rest of the sauce, salad dressing, or what have you.

Simple. A tip that reduces waste while saving you money. Now that’s an EcoJoes© kind of green tip.

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6 Responses to “Green Tip: Cut an “empty” bottle in half to get more out”

  1. Karly Says:

    makes sense to me..

    but what if there’s more in there than what you desire?

  2. ecojoe Says:

    Then you can either not cut it open, or you can transfer the remainder into a glass jar that will let you scoop out whatever you put in it.

  3. mark obv Says:

    obv a great post

  4. ecojoe Says:

    Thank you, Mark Obv

  5. Beth Terry Says:

    Or you could not buy plastic bottles and containers to begin with. Seriously.

  6. ecojoe Says:

    I know, I know… but if someone offers it to me for free, it’d be rude to turn it down :)

    Suriously though, I do try to not get too much plastic when it’s possible.

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