Whether ecological, economical or practical… There are many reasons to recycle your perfume bottle! Discover in this article some ideas to pick up before throwing it in the trash… Read the guide!
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Your favorite perfume bottle is coming to an end or has been lying on the shelf for too long? Now is the time to recycle it. Here is our first easy and very practical tip to put in place to give it a second life.
Indeed, many perfumery brands actually accept to take back the old bottles against a reduction on your next purchases! Moreover, this is indeed the case with Nocibé and Marionnaud. In fact, 87 tons of recycled glass in 2019 Which offer 20% discount on the purchase of a new perfume.
Also, the famous perfumery brand Sephora provides its loyal customers with a recycling urn to deposit the bottles. Ditto for glass jars, tubes and other palettes. This packaging will therefore be recycled or used to make new objects. A safe and practical way to combine and above all ecology and economy!
Perfume bottle : sell it online!
Do you have several old perfume bottles that you don’t know what to do with or have you just finished a particularly pretty bottle? We have the right solution for you!
Don’t wait any longer to put it on sale on the internet! In fact, the many online platforms that exist such as Leboncoin or Vinted have the advantage of reaching a large number of potential buyers. With a bit of luck, you could actually come across a collector ready to buy it back from you at a high price. It’s up to you to find!
Give it a new use with our DIY ideas
In addition, some large bottles can be reused to decorate the house! Do not hesitate to give new life to your perfume bottle by transforming it into a useful and practical object.
For example a container of liquid soap for washing hands, a carafe of water, a vase. Or even a mikado air freshener (or diffuser) in which all you have to do is pour a room fragrance and slide a few wooden rods.
A potpourri or a pretty interior lamp!
You can also use your empty perfume bottle as a potpourri. To delicately perfume a wardrobe, use a bottle, preferably large, to make a little potpourri with fruit peel, a few drops of essential oils and dried flowers (over here to find out more).
Also, to make a superb mood lamp… You can use a light garland and place it inside the empty bottle. An ideal trick to decorate a bedroom, a living room and why not the bathroom.
How to remove the smell from the perfume bottle?
Before reusing your bottle, you must first deodorize it by washing it several times. First use water and coarse salt (to remove any residue). Then, white vinegar and finally use your usual dishwashing liquid.
