Comments on: Uses For Milk Jugs

By: Reusi

Reusi — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:23:07 +0000

I have found that dogs that are taken for walks and played with don’t eat out of boredom and will naturally stop eating when full. Kinda like people. Don’t give up on the scoop. If you notice your doggy getting portly, simply take a walk, or play fetch. Chances are you both will benefit.

Great tips. I’ve been cutting the fronts off milk jugs and using them to hold clothes pins and other small items. Keeping the handle helps me not drop so many things.

By: Lalia H

Lalia H — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:24:19 +0000

growing up we cut the bottom of milk jug off and used the jug as a mini green house for tomato starts in the garden that were only a few inches tall. They were protected from frost in their dome. Left the lid off to let them breathe and keep from getting overheated in the sun.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:17:26 +0000

I have seen ppl use milk jugs filled with sand or water and tie rope through the handles onto tarps that cover swimming pools and compost piles.
I love these ideas!

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:57:07 +0000

Love the milk jug for a rain water catcher. I googled rainwater catcher to get alternative ideas about catching rain water and not spending money. I want to get rain water to drink with iodine tablet. The govnt is spiking our water with drugs and chemicals to weaken us. I am preparing for martial law and surviving on a shoe string budget and I love your idea. I think I’ll add a large funnel at the opening to catch more water quicker! Your idea is great and I appreciate it.

By: Steve in MA

Steve in MA — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:04:51 +0000

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

Steve in MA — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:01:23 +0000

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

Joe — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:08:14 +0000

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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Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:00:03 +0000

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