You know those nifty little Cascade Dish Soap containers? Well I love these things. They are so handy and easy to reuse for many other things. I have used them to hold art supplies, chalk for outside, headbands for my girls… the list goes on.
You can get great deals on these at Costco or on Amazon here or I got a great deal recently at Grocery Outlet.
Most recently I used an empty container as a little trash can for my car. It has really come in handy and normally these car trash cans can be kind of expensive. I was actually thinking about getting one and couldn’t find one reasonably priced or that closed completely or that didn’t look too tall and thin (I think those will flop everywhere.)
I have kids so we always seem to have wipes, snack wrappers, straws… who knows what all over the car. These containers work well because they have a lid and they are fairly short and stout so they don’t fly all over the place. I can put them in the back for the girls or in the front for me.
So you don’t have to do anything with it except rinse it out really. I took the Cascade labels off the sides (ok that is nearly impossible so finally I just put white labels on top of the residue from the original labels.)
I also added a little label- my big girl is studying Spanish so we are labeling things in Spanish here and there these days. Besides Basura is such a nice word. Isn’t that fun to say? Basura…
And there you have it. Easy peasy.
If you are planning any road trips this summer you might consider making your own little trash. I can just empty this fella when I hit the gas stations.
Does anyone else recycle these containers for other things around the house? It is a shame to toss them because they are pretty handy little things.
And I also wanted to remind you of this nifty little recipe for a DIY Carpet Cleaner. It works really well for the car!
Good one! Thanks! We use the orange juice big cardboard box from Costco … The one comes in packs of 4…. As our trash can around the house. Haha. We don’t have real trash cans around except for the kitchen. We have it in… Almost every room n bathroom and laundry room n believe me, it helps a ton! Hope that helps? 🙂
Like you, we use them frequently! My husband loves them for the garage–all his hardware, random parts, etc.
My favorite upcycled containers are baby wipe boxes. My girls haven’t needed baby wipes in almost 10 years (!!), but we are still using several boxes, including a red Winnie the Pooh Huggies box that is now our first aid kit!
Kate
I like that idea! I tried making my own dishwasher powder detergent and stored it in there. Once you go to the little tabs, you really just can’t go back though! I could totally use this my 4 year old is always making a disgusting mess in my back seat just leaving half eaten bananas or banana peels, apples, etc. in my back seat. I’ve tried giving him a plastic bag, but that is just not working. Super smart Charlene! Thank you!
Good idea! We use one of these to store used batteries, which aren’t supposed to go in our regular trash — we have to bag them separately and call the waste service to pick them up.
Here’s a thought — to keep the bin standing upright and in the spot you want it, get adhesive velcro strips and put them on the bottom so they stick to the mats in the car (if you have mats with loops).