Comments on: Uses For Milk Jugs http://frugaldad.com/2008/04/22/12-household-uses-for-used-plastic-containers/ Tips for living frugal while still having a life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:26:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Steve in MA http://frugaldad.com/2008/04/22/12-household-uses-for-used-plastic-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-31744 Steve in MA Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:04:51 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/04/22/12-household-uses-for-used-plastic-containers/#comment-31744 If you need a funnel for automotive fluids, often you can just roll up some paper to make one. This gies a fresh funnel surface and prevents cross contamination of, say, motor oil into antifreeze or vice versa. You really don't need a dedicated funnel. the other trick to not spilling motor oil is to turn the bottle sideways and only tip it till it starts to pour, no more. If the pour rate gets too high a vacuum will build up inside the bottle, back of the fluid, then cause the oil to "glug" and shoot off in a different pour path. If you need a funnel for automotive fluids, often you can just roll up some paper to make one. This gies a fresh funnel surface and prevents cross contamination of, say, motor oil into antifreeze or vice versa. You really don’t need a dedicated funnel.

the other trick to not spilling motor oil is to turn the bottle sideways and only tip it till it starts to pour, no more. If the pour rate gets too high a vacuum will build up inside the bottle, back of the fluid, then cause the oil to “glug” and shoot off in a different pour path.

]]> By: Steve in MA http://frugaldad.com/2008/04/22/12-household-uses-for-used-plastic-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-31743 Steve in MA Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:01:23 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/04/22/12-household-uses-for-used-plastic-containers/#comment-31743 Pee in an empty gallon plastic milk jug. put the cap on or it will smell up the bathroom within a couple days. Repeat for several days. Then one time when you need to flush the toilet for some other reason, dump the contents of the jug in the toilet and flush. You are saving gallons and gallons of flush water by doing that. It takes about a 7 sessions for an adult male to fill up a gallon plastic container. So that's at least 7 flushes saved. Pee in an empty gallon plastic milk jug. put the cap on or it will smell up the bathroom within a couple days. Repeat for several days.

Then one time when you need to flush the toilet for some other reason, dump the contents of the jug in the toilet and flush.

You are saving gallons and gallons of flush water by doing that.

It takes about a 7 sessions for an adult male to fill up a gallon plastic container. So that’s at least 7 flushes saved.

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]]> By: Joe http://frugaldad.com/2008/04/22/12-household-uses-for-used-plastic-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-10890 Joe Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:08:14 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/04/22/12-household-uses-for-used-plastic-containers/#comment-10890 I use some plastic containers for coins. One for pennies, one for dimes, etc. Once a year or so, I roll them up and take 'em to the bank. I use some plastic containers for coins. One for pennies, one for dimes, etc.

Once a year or so, I roll them up and take ‘em to the bank.

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]]> By: Trula http://frugaldad.com/2008/04/22/12-household-uses-for-used-plastic-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-4564 Trula Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:55:16 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/04/22/12-household-uses-for-used-plastic-containers/#comment-4564 These are all really good ideas! These are all really good ideas!

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