♻️ One jug. Five terrible ideas. You decide.

Author

Dan Shea
August 27, 2025

Hey, it’s Dan

In Today’s Issue:

  • I cut up a plastic milk jug

  • I mocked up a few reuse ideas — some absurd, some possibly genius

  • Now I want your vote on which one I should actually finish

  • Plus: giftable garbage, bathroom danger, and an emotional desk caddy

🌎 Our Mission

 Eco Hustle is about getting paid to save the planet—one plastic project at a time.
Sometimes that means looping bags.
Other times? It means slicing into a jug and wondering if it’s still a “project”… or just a cry for help.

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🛠  This Week’s Hustle: What Can You Actually Make from a Milk Jug?

Step 1: Finish your milk
Step 2: Rinse the jug
Step 3: Cut it open and stare at it like it owes you rent

That’s what I did.
Then I came up with five project mockups using just one milk jug:

1. The Bathroom Buddy

A toothbrush or razor holder with sharp energy
Hangs off the faucet. Probably leaks.

 2. The Sad Desk Caddy

Pen cup with no soul. Looks like a cut-up milk jug.
But it technically holds things, so… Builder win?

3. The Microplanter

Cut, fold, stab in drainage holes.
Optional paint layer if you’re feeling productive.
Doubles as a metaphor for growth in chaos.

4. The Glovebox Scoop

For dog poop, beach sand, or that thing you refuse to touch
Bonus: handle built-in
Downside: makes you look like a recycling goblin

 5. The Chaos Gift Box

Cut it into a weird clamshell
Add a ribbon. Insert a plarn coaster. Call it “handmade.”
Watch your friend say thank you while visibly concerned.

💡Pro Tip From a Guy With Jug Shards on His Floor

 If you try this, use gloves. Or scissors with a curved tip.
Don’t ask how I know that.
Also: rinse the jug before you slice it. Your future self will thank you.

🧠 You Pick, I Build

Place your vote — or reply suggesting something even dumber.

Which one should I actually finish and feature in a future issue?

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L’ll build the winner and show the final result in an upcoming drop.

One Last Tangle

 Most reuse projects don’t start with a vision.
They start with junk, time, and a questionable decision.
This jug gave me five.

Help me pick the worst/best one so I can build it… or regret it properly.

P.S. I Read Every Reply

 Want me to mail you something made out of a milk jug?
I’m not saying I will.
I’m just saying… don’t tempt me.