Useful Waste Reversal
Posted By Randy on September 23, 2012

Three completed containers. The orange one was made from Gatorade packaging, the other two from water bottles. Click the picture to enlarge it. (LFM photo)
I recently encountered this idea on one of the forums I frequent – rugged, sealed, screw top containers for carrying a small supply of pain killers, anti-allergy meds, or whatever; built out of a single plastic bottle and two bottle caps.
The originator of this idea employed a sealant for waterproofing but that didn’t sit well with me, particularly after I checked the MSDS info on it. Undaunted, I crafted my first one for a solid snap fit into the cap that forms the base and found that, try as I might, I couldn’t blow air through the seal it made out of sheer friction and the natural flexibility of the materials. They’ve been twisted and thrown repeatedly against the floor without failure so I would say they are a sound design without the toxic additions.
This is just a preliminary announcement to share the coolness. I’m making a complete colour coded set for Mrs. LFM’s purse, and there’ll be a how to tutorial here soon.
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