DIY: Recycling a Pour-Top Container
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - Posted by Maria Zannini - 8 comments

I don't know about you guys, but I prefer to pour my salt or sugar onto a spoon rather than shoveling it out of the container. That's why I love this tip.

Basically, you take the top of a used-up salt container and recycle it to make a new pour-top container.

Here are the steps.

You need:

• scissors
• pencil
• empty salt container with spout
• canning ring
• mason jar


1. Cut the top off a spent container of salt--the ones with the pour spout.

2. Carefully trace the outside of the canning ring over the original pour top.

3. Cut your newly sized pour spout out of the old one.

4. Snap into the inside of the canning ring. (You might have to trim it to make sure it's snug but not crushed in there.)

5. Fill jar with sugar, salt, soap, or anything else you need to pour in abundance.

6. Screw on lid.

Voila!


Is there anything else you can think of that needs pouring?






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8 comments:

    LD Masterson said...

    I love this. Never would have thought of it.

  1. ... on October 24, 2012 at 12:15 PM  
    2. Maria Zannini said...

    Linda: Isn't it a doosie! I can't wait until my salt containers run dry so I can recycle them.

  2. ... on October 24, 2012 at 12:26 PM  
    3. Dru said...

    wow, I'll have to try that.

  3. ... on October 24, 2012 at 2:17 PM  
    4. Maria Zannini said...

    Dru: I can't believe I never thought of it before. It's so useful.

  4. ... on October 24, 2012 at 2:34 PM  
    5. Angela Brown said...

    This is the loveliness of the interwebz. Getting somany great ideas that I probably wouldn't have known about without this great connection with others.

  5. ... on October 24, 2012 at 4:27 PM  
    6. Jackie Burris said...

    Maria great tip, right now have two small jars empty that would be perfect to use for salt or sugar as found out for canning they were a bit too small.

  6. ... on October 24, 2012 at 5:19 PM  
    7. Maria Zannini said...

    Angela: I am always on the look out for recycling ideas. I feel bad when I throw something away without using it twice--though I make an exception for dental floss. Once only for me. LOL.

  7. ... on October 24, 2012 at 6:42 PM  
    8. Maria Zannini said...

    Jackie: That's what I did too. I don't like using the smaller mouth jars for canning, but it's perfect for this.

  8. ... on October 24, 2012 at 6:43 PM  
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