Category: P#1 PET

The film of the story of Coca-Cola’s closed loop recycling process – both a narrative and physical testament to the concept of re-use. A stop-motion animated “World Without Waste”, in which the pieces of the film itself – including it’s narrator Bill Nye – are built out of recycled materials including used bottles, labels, and cardboard.

‘Plastic bottle cutter’ on youtube demonstrates making narrow tubes out of plastic bottle which can then be sliced into beads that look like bugle beads,

Lindsay Weirich demonstrates heating a strip of plastic bottle to form a bead.

Image search – various makers. Robots with bottles for bodies.

Darcy’s son Ewan made a film about how to make a plastic bottle windmill – balancing design. Cool calm competency from a kid.

Plastic bottle Windmill design video with cork and cable tie by Ursula Allen from Switzerland AKA The Recycling Queen

Designer Garth Britzman of Lincoln, Nebraska used recycled bottles filled with colored water to create stunning topographical shade canopy for a vehicle. I love how the natural shape of the plastic bottles makes the pooled water look like leaves.

Video instructions by Howcast.

Gives a crystal effect. Tutorial by Wonderfuldiy.

Gallery of crocheted containers from various sources

Eyecatching designs and I love the Life of Popeye ethos.
Instructions by PopeyeTalks-Life of Popeye

Love these vases – such variety. I can’t find anything else about Susanne Schmit from Dusseldorf on the internet.
Blog post by Todd Hosfelt

Made by crocheting 3 water bottles together
Video by Crafty Paty (in Spanish)

I love the look of this container – perfect for marbles.
Instructions by Susan

Instructions and examples from Subus, Germany (translated by Google)
I like the addition of a drawstring

The work of Eduard Aldrovandi

Examples by Eduard Aldrovandi
PET bottle loops braided together to make chains – polyester stuffing?

By Michelle Brand
Bottle bases linked together with garment ties to create window screens and lighting.

Comparison of hacks to make a PET string bottle cutter from pencil sharperners, a plastic bottle ring and scissors, and a bottle top and knife. A stand to keep the bottle upright seems to help. In Russian.
By Левша Уральский (Lefty Ural)

Bold bottle base spheres by Miriam Mitsuko Utsumi.

An overview of a view different methods of working with PET to make jewellery and more.

Bag designs by Miriam Mitsuko Utsumi. The simple shapes are very striking.

Delicate flowers and wreaths made from PET bottles by Brazilian designer Miriam Mitsuko Utsumi.

Miriam Mitsuko Utsumi uses sandpaper to achieve a frosted finish on PET bottle vases.

Instructions to make a box from PET bottle plastic by Miriam Mitsuko Utsumi. Includes photos of her other related woven designs for folding screen, chair, folder and more.

The beginnings of how to make net from bottle string. First half of the video is how to make a cutter and string.
By Roman Ursu

Fixing a split vacuum cleaner tube by heat shrinking a plastic bottle.
Video by one2three

Not the clearest of instructions – the gist of it is shrinking the plastic to create a strong method of carrying bundles of objects.
by Wiley Coyote

How to join an aluminium tube to an exhauster inlet using a plastic water bottle and heat gun.
Instructions by Stesla

Comments on a discussion – Soda Bottles Used As Heat-Shrink For Wood Joinery by Dan Maloney

Heating plastic bottles so that it shrinks and forms a bond – samples and wood stools.
by Micaella Pedros

Experiments with thermoforming plastic bottles to join wood to make a chair.
Project – Bottle it – by Charlène Guillaume

A global story for a reuse product that incorporates traditional artisan weaving skills. Founded by the designer Alvaro Catalán de Ocón
Sponsored in Colombia by Coca-Cola.

This has made my day! So simple and it works well. No need to make a complicated version! Ideal for a quick go, and makes this versatile string accessible to everyone.
Video by MyHands