Recycling is good for the planet, but reusing is even better! Save some glass bottles or tin cans from the recycling collection, and turn them into useful and attractive items.

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Transform unwanted tin cans into romantic garden lighting, perfect for hanging from a tree or sturdy shrub branches for a candlelit dinner outside.

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Decorate a can and use to pot a plant.

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Embellish old jam jars with pretty mini bunting and ribbon trimmings. Hang from trees or shrubbery to create an ambient lighting effect in the garden.

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