As per the industry data, more than 14 lakh tones of PET plastic are consumed annually in India, and even with a global highest 80% recycling rate, approx. 2.8 lakh tones of plastic bottles waste never gets collected.
Source - The Hindu - 30th March,2022
Of this, around India’s 15,600 TPD or 60 per cent gets recycled and more than 9,400 tones ends up in the seas, oceans or gets piled up on lands devoid of source segregation.
Source - DownToEarth
Around the world, one million plastic bottles are purchased every minute, while up to five trillion plastic bags are used worldwide every year.
Source - UNEP
Plastic Bottle Remodel & Reuse - I am sharing two ways that I recently put to practice. Here they are :
>> Converting the Plastic Bottle to terrarium.
A terrarium(plural:terrariaorterrariums) is usually a sealable glass container containing soil and plants, and can be opened for maintenance to access the plants inside.
Washing the plastic bottle thoroughly
Cutting the bottle in two parts and coloring them. I used the basic coloring approach. You can add design or color as per your choice. Image below:
@AnubhaBangia nice to see your reuse of plastic bottles. Recycling of plastic bottles help our world to keep it green. Reduce global warming risk aswel. We should find all possible ideas if we want go green.
Thank you @Sagir for appreciating my work. Glad that you liked it! We should all invest some time of ours in innovating materials that can be reused and remodeled.
Thank you @Anil6969 for appreciating my post and work. Yes, we should all spread such great habits which can be better for our environment and earth. Glad that you liked my innovative ideas. Togetherness for the earth cause is what matters!
Another way to reuse the plastic bottles is to use the top half as mini green houses. But this idea would only prove useful for cooler climates. Might cook the plants instead in hotter places.
Thank you @MariaNgo for appreciating my idea! It means a lot to me! You just shared a very useful point, that it might cook plants in hotter days or places. Pointed noted! But, what I did, I placed under the shadow and I made a hole in the plastic pot so that air can flow into the soil!
