This week is going to be all about the creative ways we can use the plastics we already have from our regular use.

So now we’ve switched to a less plastic-consuming way to drink clean and safe water (my previous post). But… what about all the empty bottles we have from when we used to buy water in plastics every now and then? Well if you haven’t thrown them (all) away, you actually can reuse these bottles in very simple way even around your house or place of living.

A plastic bottle only becomes waste if you have no use for it anymore. And luckily we just used these bottles for water so we don’t have to spend any time or resources cleaning anything or getting anything in shape to be used again for something else. And the ‘something else’ that I’m going to use mine for, is a trash bin.

I have a friend and housemate at my university, studying architecture, who’s a little fascinated with reusing materials or pieces of one thing to make or build something else. I believe it’s the blend of conservation and creativity that interests him. Anyways we both decided to take the empty 5 litre and 8 litre bottles and reuse them as mini trash bins that we placed conveniently around the house. We used old plastic bags inside them as trash bags too. For smaller bottles, we use them now as containers for detergent, salt, sugar and the likes. I’ve also even decided to use empty 200ml plastics as coin holders that i have on my shelf in my room. He keeps everything else as “material” for future school or personal projects, turning everything now into basically something useful.

You too can decide to take something you don’t use anymore and find ways in which they can be beneficial to you. It could be with empty plastic bottles or plastic bags, the fabric from old clothes, it could even be paper. Any way that we change how we use or dispose things like this, little or not, can eventually become for our environment.

Together, we can make a difference.

By Feyisayo Akinola

So today is the first day we actually take a step in reducing our (my) plastic consumption with regards to water.

As i wrote in my previous post, to reduce and completely eliminate my plastic consumption with water, i planned on switching to a regular water home-delivery service that would result in zero plastic waste on my end.

I did my research and with the help of a mobile application, i learned of the water companies that offer these delivery services in my city Kayseri. Quite effective, the app even lets you create a subscription to a company so that every time you order, you don’t have to resend necessary information like your address or phone number- this makes orders with the app significantly easier. As a bonus feature, the app also gives information of the pH value of the water provided by all the different companies for you to compare, and of course i went with the one with the best or healthiest pH value.

Apparently the company behind the app is working UNICEF to donate clean water enough for 5 children for one day with every order you make with their app. The app is called BiSU by the way. If you’re reading this and you’re in Turkey and you’re interested in switching to a water plan that contributes less to your overall plastic footprint, then i suggest using the app. And like myself, you too can help be a part of giving clean water to children in need all around the world.

Together, we can make a difference.

By Feyisayo Akinola