At home there is a crochet hook and a coat hanger. What to do with them? With creative recycling nothing is thrown away: here’s what to create in a few minutes.

hanger and ball of yarn

With creative recycling , you can save money and do good for the environment. Materials that would normally end up in landfill are reused to create something new. While you are having fun with a new creative hobby, you are also doing your part for a greener planet. Creative recycling is a fun activity that the whole family can do together. For example, with a coat hanger and a crochet hook, what can you create and how can you help the environment?

Waste and recovery materials: why is it important?

Recycling materials that usually end up in the trash can give you a great feeling of accomplishment. You can take items that would otherwise be thrown away and turn them into something new. Try making a desk organizer out of empty glass jars. Clean them, decorate them, and then glue them onto a wooden panel. You’ll be amazed at how useful they are for keeping pens, pencils, and other items organized.

Make candle holders with empty wine bottles . Remove the labels, clean the bottles and decorate the surface with paint, fabric, string or ribbons. Fill the bottom with sand or gravel and insert a candle.

Recycle scissors

Not only that, Transform old boxes, baskets or crates into decorative containers. You can paint them, cover them with paper or fabric and use them to organize objects in your home or garden. Recycling materials to create new objects is a great way to give new life to things that would otherwise be thrown in the garbage.

It allows you to save money, do a favor to the environment and get a sense of satisfaction by giving a second chance to objects that you thought were useless. Try with your imagination to discover that waste materials can be transformed into works of art. And if you have a coat hanger and a crochet hook in your hand, what do you get?

What to create with a coat hanger and crochet?

In this specific case, the tutorials that are available on the web , indicate some methods of how to use old wire and a coat hanger that would otherwise be thrown away.

Hanger and crochet hook

Those with a minimum of manual skills can take the crochet hook and the thread available to create small woven cones of various colors. Once finished they will be used to cover the hanger now old and ugly to look at.

The hanger lining is a great recycling idea, considering that this is a material that is not easily disposable. Why increase waste in the environment when you can give a second life to objects . For those who are not skilled in making these containers, just commission this creation to an expert in unincetto and DIY.