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

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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.

I’m EcoJoe and I approve of this message.

Posted in food, green living, plastic, save money on Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 at 11:02 AM.

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makes sense to me..

but what if there's more in there than what you desire?
obv a great post
Or you could not buy plastic bottles and containers to begin with. Seriously.
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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