2007-07-23 12:35:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment ➔ Green Living
As a previous answerer said, you can use them as seed planters.
You can also reuse them not just once but hundreds of times if they are sturdy enough.
You can use them as a place to put glue or paint if you're doing an art project, or it can store dry goods like buttons, pencils, or beads.
You can put your leftovers in it if you don't cook very much. Just cover it with foil, and then when you're ready to eat it, grab a spoon and go (this is particularly handy when you're in a rush, because it is easier to eat it when you're driving).
You can poke holes in them in a decorative pattern and put little candles inside, which is kind of a cool thing to have at an outdoor event.
2007-07-23 17:26:34 · answer #1 · answered by Rat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most plastics have numbers (Plastic Identification Codes) on their undersides, explaining what kind of packaging they have: 1: PET, PETE (polyethylene terephthalate) 2: HDPE (high density polyethylene) 3: V, PVC (polyvinyl chloride) 4: LDPE (low density polyethylene) 5: PP (polypropylene) 6: PS (polystyrene) 7: Other These numbers correlate to how difficult something is to recycle, with 1 being the easiest and 7 being the hardest. Where you live determines what kind of plastics you can recycle, because different municipalities handle recycling differently. (The answer above, "You can recycle them if they have a 1 or 2 on the bottom" may or may not be correct, depending on where you live.) If you do not have any literature from your town or city on recycling, contact your local Department of Public Works to find out what number plastics you can recycle.
2016-05-21 05:27:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use them as seedling container instead. I guess, recycling plastic cups has to undergo a process that requires equipment.
2007-07-23 14:49:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tesco, Asda & Morrisons all recycle plastics, happy recycling
2007-07-24 00:04:57 · answer #4 · answered by sheilie1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a cup or mug that you can wash and reuse.
If it has a recycle symbol then recycle it.
2007-07-24 02:13:39 · answer #5 · answered by hello 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put it in the plastic recycling thing at walmart...
2007-07-23 13:00:55 · answer #6 · answered by Andrew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is just you or you know which cup is yours (put your name on it) rinse it out. If there are unmarked cups wash them before using again.
2007-07-23 12:51:48 · answer #7 · answered by lucy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if they have a recycling symbol, just recycle them
2007-07-23 13:05:17 · answer #8 · answered by palladin727 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I would donate them to a school nearby for crafts.
2007-07-24 04:16:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing to do is not buy them at all.
2007-07-23 16:07:02 · answer #10 · answered by jdkilp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋