19 Creative Ways To Recycle Cans

With a little imagination and a few different sized tin cans, you can decorate your home and create practical things without spending too much while taking care of the environment.

Recycling has become one of the best habits to decrease the pollution levels that affect the planet.

If some are not yet aware of its importance, those who practice it contribute in a considerable way to the reduction of the residues which damage the environment.

And although we are used to calling certain materials “trash”, in reality we can reuse them in many ways.

This is the case with cans that store certain foods, which we can transform into manual activities and useful objects for the household.

Below we want to share 19 creative ideas so that you start recycling them right now.

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1. Candle holder

Tea boxes, milk wrappers and the like can make pretty candle holders.

Put a candle of the right size in them, or fill them with paraffin and make it yourself.

2. Recycled Christmas tree

Do you want an ecological Christmas tree? Motivate yourself to build one out of cans of different sizes.

Paint it any color you want and decorate it.

3. Lanterns to decorate the garden

Take several aluminum tin cans, make small holes and put candles in them to have a soft and romantic light for your garden.

4. Flower pots

These elements can also be transformed into pretty and delicate flowerpots for small indoor plants.

Make a drainage on the lower part, comb them and sow the plant you want.

5. Original cutlery holder

Instead of spending large sums of money on cutlery holders for the kitchen, decorate several small cans and use them in the same way.

6. Piggy banks

With this simple activity you can encourage the habit of saving among the little ones in your household.

They will love it!

7. Bird feeder

Another great way to use these items in the garden is to make cute hanging bird feeders.

Paint them in different colors and install them in strategic areas where the birds can access.

8. Convenient pencil holder

There are several ways to turn these tin cans into office pencil holders. You can decorate them with glue paper or paint them in different colors.

9. Decorative suspension

To make these pretty decorative suspensions you just have to bring together several tins of tuna and some decorative materials.

Make a small hole in them and use them as a candle holder for a special occasion.

10. Decoration with lace

With a little lace you can make elegant cutlery holders for special occasions.

11. Wine bottle rack

A little painting and creativity will also be useful to you to make a support for the bottles of wine that we have at home.

Cut the base of the cans, put them together with fine glue and install your new bottle holder in your bar.

12. Decoration for a wedding

Metallic paints, lace and flowers will be the perfect complement to transform these elements into decorations for a wedding.

Get creative and get stylish and eco-friendly decorations.

13. Mini barbecue in cans

Do you want to go to the countryside but don’t know how to barbecue? Take a medium or large tin can, cut it in several places and turn it into a small makeshift barbecue for cooking your food.

14. Mussels for cooking

Save metal containers to make things easier when it comes time to cook. They can help you shape cookies and baked goods.

15. Small items organizer

If you put several cans in a drawer or cash register, you can make a simple organizer for those small items that tend to get lost easily. 

16. Cushion to keep pins

Do your pins and needles get lost easily? Say goodbye to this problem with this pretty and practical pillow.

17. Container for storing plastic bags

Boxes with a plastic cover are useful for storing bags, wet wipes, and the like.

Make a small notch on the top, decorate it and put it in view.

18. Vases of different shapes

Beer or soda cans can become interesting vases or centerpieces.

As they are very easy to handle material, you can mold them to give a personal and different style.

19. Towel rack for the bathroom

A little paint or glue paper will be used to transform these boxes into pretty towel racks for the bathroom.

Assemble them on a wooden board, paint them and install them inside your bathroom, near the hand basin.

Did you enjoy these ideas for recycling? Do not hesitate to put them into practice and put your creativity to the test to get the most out of them.