Ask any city kid today where milk comes from and they*ll soon tell you it*s a supermarket, but all jokes aside, the Plastic Milk carton looks harmless enough, doesn*t it, I mean apart from the amount of it in landfills, but then that is probably because half the population still don*t put them in the proper recycling bins provided. Hint ; as recycled plastic they are quite useful things.

But this post isn*t about converting the converted or punishing the ignorant, hopefully its more insightful than that, because the envirowarrior has gone undercover to discover and expose another more sinister killer lurking unnoticed in these harmless daily items.

Yes, some of your already know, that seemingly *harmless* little blue plastic ring actually kills more birds and small rodent wildlife than ten feral cats, two foxes and a drunken rogue car driver, put together.

The fact of the matter is that birds put their heads through them; rodents too, even baby rabbits, turtles and lizards have been found dead by wild life preservation workers, all with these horrible killing devices around their throats. All caught out as they foraged for food and nesting materials (especially around tips and landfill sites).

Please, before you chuck out your milk cartons remove these killer plastic rings . . and cut them through.

That is unless you want to recycle them for something pretty like this lovely pull tab bracelet.

But if you are cutting them, why not keep going? By cutting a milk container in half you not only create a great plant or seedling pot, pencil holder, craft supplies container; or old nails, bolts and screws containers; virtually anything and they can be glued or sewn together into rows of practicality ~ but you can also use the other half of the bottle as a rather funky garage (or kitchen) funnel. Certainly something to remember in case you get stuck whilst crossing the Nulabor.

Whilst on the subject of illumination, check these milk carton Lamps out, I think they are Awesome !!

How cool are these?

For the Mum*s who want to pass on some good craft habits, why not have a look at Linda Brittain*s Milk Carton Puppet pattern Book. Puppets made from plastic milk cartons! Incredibly creative puppets and making them is easy when you follow the complete directions in this book. There are full size patterns for thirteen southwest animals included. This craft makes use of recyclable materials for fun and education.

Visit the website <<here>>

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May 8th 2009 @ 03:09

Posted By: Lilla - Category: Environmental

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1. May 8th 2009 @ 07:00. Damo Says:

I heard that about the bottle ring.

My parents used to cut them years ago.

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2. May 8th 2009 @ 08:34. Lilla Says:

Hi Damo,

Glad you are already onto this one, you were obviously raised properly.

Thanks for adding your support.

Lilla ..

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3. May 8th 2009 @ 10:57. samaritan Says:

Well I had no idea about the plastic ring. I'm surprised my kids haven't told me about that one actually, especially my eldest son. He's the one who is always tellings me what I can and can't do when it comes to the environment. I'll have to start cutting them now.

Samaritan

4. May 9th 2009 @ 01:39. Candice Says:

I've got to make myself one of those bracelets, just gorgeous!

Seriously, I don't understand why they continue to be manufactured in plastic when cardboard is just as good, better in fact, and both types are sold in supermarkets!

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5. May 10th 2009 @ 02:06. Lilla Says:

hi Samaritan,

Wonderful to have been able to make one more person aware of this fiendish menace. Thanks for letting me know.

Hope your Mother*s Day is as special as mine, so far?

Lilla ..

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6. May 10th 2009 @ 02:14. Lilla Says:

Candice,

Wonderful to *see* you again, and I agree on the bracelet ~ I was thinking you could colour them with paints and/or glitter, or sequeins or diamonties and stuff... hours of fun for all of us (experiementing) . . white is nice too of course.

I hav to agree with you on the plastic front too, it baffles me altogether, except perhaps that they can. It makes no sense and I still prefer glass anyway.

In parts of Russia during the winter, they used to go and buy their milk in *frozen blocks* by dimension. For example 1 foot by 1 foot and you would see the women carrying these blocks home with big iron pincers, where they would put them in pots and boil it, to clear the impurities. Then it was re frozen in various smaller blocks for daily use. I haven*t been back to that part of the world for many years, but I bet things haven*t changed much