Recycling idea with old non-slip bath mat: You can do this if you plan to throw it away. An idea that you can put into practice thanks to the subsequent indications that will make you achieve this result.

Old bathroom mat

Below we will talk about an incredible way to be able to reuse an old accessory present in all homes, so as to give it a new life instead of throwing it away. Here’s what to do to avoid throwing it away and to create something with your own hands. Let’s see what it is.

Recycling idea with old non-slip bath mat

Jobs that are based on recycling are increasingly loved and carried out by many fans of this genre. The one described here is fully among these highly appreciated methods.

As mentioned earlier, in fact, we will be able to create something new and precisely through these steps that will be performed to avoid throwing away your non-slip bath mat.

Non-slip bath mat

The first step to be taken to make this DIY method using the recycling technique is to equip yourself with a plastic container with a capacity of 10 kg. Now all you have to do is take a cutter or a knife and continue cutting the entire upper edge of this container.

Then you will have to intervene later with scissors, to finish the edge well. Now take another useful element to use for this particular job, namely an acrylic primer type paint, which you will pour on the outside of the container. Then this product must be spread well over the entire external surface of the jar, with the help of a sponge or a brush.

After letting it dry, you will have to pour more, but this time mottling it, using pressure made with the sponge. Let this second layer dry as well and in the meantime take the old non-slip bath mat.

The next steps and the final result

Now you will have to cut a side part of the mat and take an additional element that you will need to proceed: a roll of toilet paper.

Toilet paper roll

Now cut a strip of carpet that has the same height measurement as the toilet paper roll, placed first on top precisely to take the right measurements before cutting.

Taking into account this strip obtained, it will be necessary to intervene on the internal perforated sections that form many small transversal strips joined together, to form the carpet.

Then you will have to proceed by cutting one strip in sequence and the other not, continuing like this until the end.

From the rest of the carpet you will have to cut some strips, which you will use later.

Take the piece with the transverse strips cut every now and then, gluing the edges on the outer edge of the jar. The uncovered parts will be covered with the other strips cut from the second piece of the carpet.

The other additional strips will be used to glue them transversely to those already placed on the jar, intertwining them together like the weaves that are made to obtain the baskets.

With these steps you will cover the entire container.

Final Steps

At this point it will be necessary to put the lid on the remaining part of the carpet, outlining its shape drawn above, and then cut it and apply it on top of the lid. This is after making two central holes inside the lid.

In the two holes you can insert a thin strip of the carpet, so that it becomes the handle on the lid.

As you can see, your creation is finished! Thanks to these steps, you have therefore been able to make a practical recycled basket with your own hands.

And thanks to the use of the old mat.

This container, which has now become a nice basket with a handle, can be used in your bathroom to put powder detergent for the washing machine inside.

Everyone who enters the bathroom will notice it and congratulate you, for this wonderful realization that you have made yourself, recycling an old household accessory. What do you think of this as an idea of recycling?