Take a stroll around my house and you will find a bottle propped upside down. I want to make sure I use every drop of the soap, shampoo or detergent before rinsing and recycling the container. I can usually squeeze an extra load of laundry or a few hair washes out of an “empty” bottle.
If you get 1 extra load of laundry out of every bottle, think about how much that means in a lifetime!
A few products that I “flip”
– Dish Soap
– Laundry Detegent
– Liquid Fabric Softener
– Shampoo & Conditioner
– Ketchup and other Condiments such as salad dressing, BBQ Sauce and mustard
– Toothpaste is squeezed and rolled
*I usually add water to my pump handsoap bottles when they are about half gone. I saw that on Martha Steward many moons ago 🙂 It works just as well and gets twice the amount of handsoap from 1 bottle. Further, I’ll add a bit of water to an empty bottle such as my shampoo, shake it and get enough to wash my hair again. You have to rinse the bottle before placing in the recycle bin anyways. Why just dump it down the drain?
What items do you use to the last drop?
This post is linked to Life as Mom and My Coupon Teacher
We do those too!
Clorox or lysol wipes usually have some liquid left over in the bottom after the wipes are all gone. I shove a couple of rags (cut up old t shirts) in there and they soak up the rest….instant reusable disinfecting wipes!
Love it! Great tip!
I could do that with paper towels too. Oh, the possibilites 🙂
I definitely try to use things to the last drop, but hubby sometimes foils my plans!