When trash is a joy: a fun DIY bin made from old tires and 5 more original ideas

Utility services install garbage cans in city neighborhoods, but in the countryside they have to solve the problem themselves. It’s not at all difficult to make a garbage barrel with your own hands. To do this, scrap materials, waste and used items that belong in a landfill are used.

Several ideas on this topic will give you inspiration and help you organize the storage of garbage in your summer cottage. A homemade garbage can in its original design can also be installed in a city yard.

1. Waste bin made from old tires

Old car tires are usually thrown away; at best, tires are used to make decorations for a flower bed. Meanwhile, from worn rubber you can make a garbage can with a volume of 100-200 liters by placing several of these “donuts” on top of each other. The tires are fastened together with rubber glue or plastic wire; they can be mounted on metal pins.

It is better to make such a garbage container in the form of a frame without a bottom, since it will be difficult to turn it over. A thick plastic bag is placed inside, which after filling is replaced with an empty one.

The outer side of the tires is painted with bright colors in one color or alternating a palette of different shades. Such a trash can can be used not only in the country. If such a “rainbow” is placed along schools, playgrounds, kindergartens, children will not have an additional incentive to throw garbage into a colored bin. And there’s nowhere to put these tires! Great application!

2.Garbage container made of plastic bottles

The building material for such a product will have to be dug up. The required number of bottles depends on the volume of the container. First you will need to make a metal frame from thick wire, aluminum plates or a profile for drywall.

You will need 3-4 metal elements. They are shaped into a hoop and then attached to two vertical posts with wire. The walls are made by piercing the bottom and lid of each bottle with wire, threading the required amount of container in this way.

The ends of each wire are secured to the upper and lower hoops, making several turns. It is advisable to select bottles by color so that the finished trash can looks neat. You can equip the structure with a bottom, or you can do without it. It is important to ensure good wire tension. Heavy garbage should not be placed in such a container.

3. An original urn made from an old bucket

If a plastic bucket becomes dilapidated or begins to leak, it can be used as a trash can. Such a garbage can can be placed in the summer kitchen, near the gazebo, at the entrance to the house. It's easy to put a patch on the hole. Then the do-it-yourselfer’s own imagination comes into play. For example, you can put a pattern on the walls in the form of an ornament, paint a bucket like a fairy-tale character, or cover it with stickers and posters.

4. Wooden trash bin

From the boards remaining after the repair, it is quite possible to make a trash box. To make the product durable, the wood is treated with a protective compound. A varnish coating will help improve the appearance of the trash can. The boards must first be sanded. If desired, the box can be equipped with a homemade tin lid.The bottom is installed on the basis of a smaller diameter, this is necessary so that during rains the urn does not sink in water.

5. Garbage storage made from a metal barrel

The emptied metal barrel of machine oil should not be thrown away. By cleaning it from the oily contents and painting it, you can get a nice 200 liter trash tank. The remaining oil is washed off with hot water and dishwashing detergent.

Another cleaning method is to fire it by placing dry branches inside the barrel. This is only allowed in dry, windless weather. Now all that remains is to paint the outside of the walls with bright paint.

To make the world around us cleaner, it is important to dispose of garbage on time and store it correctly. It is better to prevent the emergence of spontaneous garbage dumps. You can build a garbage container in an hour or two from what is literally lying under your feet. It is advisable to sort waste in advance, getting used to separate waste collection, as is customary in all civilized countries.