Here's a great way to kill two birds with one stone at snack time. TikToker Becca (@raisinglazaruspws) found that they had a bunch of extra containers lying around and decided to do something creative to reuse them.
The scoop
The video showed a handful of empty food containers headed for the trash, but at the last second, Becca repurposed them into useful snack packs instead. Becca simply removed the labels and put snacks inside for her child to enjoy.
@raisinglazaruspws What are your favorite ways to reuse containers? I love using these for baby snacks so they don't get crushed. The medela containers are perfect to throw in a purse or pocket and I have so many from the nicu. #diy #containers #momhacks #babysnacks #babyfood #reuse #recycle #hoarder #medicalmama ♬ original sound - Greenline Designs
"I love using these for baby snacks so they don't get crushed. The medela containers are perfect to throw in a purse or pocket and I have so many," Becca captioned the video, referring to containers that accompany a popular breastfeeding pump. Some of the various containers that Becca used have screw-off lids, or they have pop-off lids that are easy for kids to use. It's an easy way to portion out snack time without using extra plastic baggies.
How it's helping
The first two parts of the "reduce, reuse, recycle" strategy often get forgotten since most towns and cities have easy-to-use recycling programs. However, the truth is that all three parts are equally important and, in fact, can save (or make) you money. Reducing can feel difficult in our consumerist economy, but it can be incredibly rewarding. Reusing, repurposing, or upcycling is not only great for keeping waste out of landfills, but it can be incredibly creative and fun as well.
There are lots of ways to repurpose household items, upcycling them into something helpful, beautiful, or actually genius. Try some of these hacks with your children to teach them practical skills alongside an awareness for keeping items out of landfills.
What everyone's saying
"What are your favorite ways to reuse containers?" Becca asked.
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"I love saving spaghetti jars and using them as glasses," one Tiktoker responded.
"And parm lids fit on mason jars," another commenter said, suggesting another way to upcycle containers.
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