There is something useful you can do with your old prescription bottles? If you put them in your regular curbside collection they will likely go to landfill, but there is a really great alternative.
Pill Bottle Donations
Matthew 25: Ministries accepts donations of empty plastic pill bottles for inclusion in shipments of medical supplies and for shredding and recycling. “Our pill bottle program fulfills the dual needs of improving medical care in developing countries and caring for our environment.”
Of course, it’s great to find ways to re purpose them also, but I was thrilled to know they can be used in this way.
Some of my favorite re uses for the ones I am not donating are simple and obvious.
- Putting other pills in them for travel – we buy the very large containers of ibuprofen or vitamins and use old Rx bottles to take smaller amounts in our toiletries bag.
- Storing bobby pins, q-tips (not the kind with plastic wands), even drill bits in the shop.
- I sometimes use them when packing lunch for small things that you want to mix in later, like green onions to sprinkle on a soup after you heat it.
- They can make a great way to keep quarters gathered up in the car for when you need to fee a parking meter!
There are a lot of crafting ideas on the internet as well.
Hope you find this helpful!
Cassandra Complex 