Reducing waste helps protect the environment by conserving resources and reducing pollution.
In landfills, waste can take hundreds of years to decompose, releasing harmful chemicals. By reducing waste, we save energy and resources, and decrease pollution from waste processing. Less waste also means fewer greenhouse gases, helping combat climate change.
Simple actions like reusing, recycling, and composting can make a big difference. By making smart choices and being mindful of our consumption, we can create a cleaner, healthier planet for future generations.
Make your own Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder
Recycled plastic pop bottles filled with seed make great homemade bird feeders.
Give your bottle a rinse, pierce the lower half of the bottle and push in a couple of pencils to provide a perching place. Better still, a pair of old wooden spoons poking out either side of the bottle feeder will afford the birds a roomy platform to peck from. The upturned bowl part of the spoon will also help collect spilled seeds from frantic beaks and help prevent grainy waste.
Fill your bottle with bird seed, then poke a few holes in the top half of the bottle to provide access to the goods inside. Loop string or twine around the neck of the bottle making sure you don’t obstruct the bottle top as you’ll need access for refilling, then securely attach your simple bird feeder from the branch of a tree.
Seed feeders can get a bit manky after a while and can harbour bacteria that could be harmful to birds, so it’s a good idea to take down your recycled bird feeder every month or so and give it a good scrub.