How to make a garbage container with your own hands?

Types of waste bins

Based on the material of manufacture, there are metal, wooden, plastic and concrete containers for collecting solid waste.

What you can use to make your own trash can:

wooden boards;
cement mortar;
plastic bottles;
old water barrel;
metal sheets.

For waste of natural origin - cleaning, food scraps, paper, weeds, plastic cannot be used, since during the decomposition of organic residues such waste becomes very hot. Bins made of any material are suitable for packaging, bottles and other garbage.

Box for solid waste made of wood

Wooden containers are suitable for collecting waste in the country and making compost from waste. For production you will need:

Softwood boards.
Nails with a hammer or screws with a screwdriver.
Metal corners.
Polyethylene film or covering material.
Impregnation against rot.

The waste box at the dacha should have a collapsible front wall for access to the lower layers of compost and the ability to turn over the waste. Therefore, first, four sides of the box are assembled using corners with nails or screws - the bottom, back and side walls. The lid and front wall are assembled separately to make the trash box dismountable. To secure the top and outer parts, you can use hooks or drive a long nail on each side that can be bent.

Since compost requires an influx of oxygen, the boards in the walls should not fit tightly together. The lid for the trash container is complemented by a handle made of a wooden block and hinged hinges if desired. When the parts are assembled, the wood is treated with stain or anti-rot impregnation. Without treatment, the box will decay and become unusable.

Before loading organic waste, you need to lay a film or garden covering material on the bottom of the container. From above, under the lid, the pile can be additionally covered with polyethylene to accelerate the greenhouse effect.

As it rots, you need to take the compost from below and mix the pile. Only organic matter can be thrown into such a box: scraps, weeds, roots, peelings, paper, straw. For the rest of the garbage you need to arrange another trash can.

Classification of waste containers by purpose

Depending on the conditions and for what types of waste the garbage disposal will be used, a specific model is selected.

For collection and storage of municipal solid waste (MSW)

Plastic and metal containers are suitable for collecting municipal waste. They are installed on special sites and in garbage chambers. The standard volume for an apartment building (MCD) is up to 0.75 cubic meters. Available with or without lids, on wheels, with locks and a self-opening flap.

Bunker for transportation of bulky waste (KGM)

For large-sized waste, reinforced bins with a volume of 8 m³ or more are used. Such containers are installed in specially designated places. When carrying out repair work with a large volume of construction waste, it is possible to order a bunker on an individual basis. Such containers are placed next to garden societies and at production sites of enterprises.

Press container

A device consisting of a hopper in which a press is built. The unit reduces the initial volume of waste several times. Various modifications make it possible to use the device at large enterprises involved in recycling waste and in private homes.

The following types of presses are distinguished:

Container (another name for press compactors). The machine consists of a hopper into which waste is collected, as well as a hydraulic press that compresses each portion of scrap. They produce mobile and stationary versions of the unit.
Briquetting. Allows you to compress loaded waste by three quarters of its original volume. At the end of pressing, compact briquettes emerge, ready for further processing.
Baling. Used for compressing plastic bottles, aluminum cans, waste paper and other materials. Used in recycling collection points, shops, hotels. At the exit from the press, a compact briquette is obtained, ready for further transportation of waste to the disposal site.

Some models have a crushing device that allows for greater compaction of debris.

Containers for waste transportation

Transportation of production waste, industrial waste equivalent to MSW and construction waste is carried out in special containers with a cable or hook grip. There are containers with side and rear loading of waste. The volume of such bunkers is from 15 to 32 m³; they are transported using KAMAZ or MAZ-based equipment.

Garbage removal rules

In order to protect residents from noise, it is allowed to remove solid waste from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

SanPiN 42-128-4690-88 strictly regulates the frequency of garbage removal in order to prevent it from rotting and decomposing. At air temperatures from +5 °C and below, the frequency of removal is 1 time every 3 days. During the warm season, when the average daily temperature is above +5 °C, garbage cans must be removed daily.

In case of violation of waste removal standards, you should file a complaint with the Rospotrebnadzor department, since supervision over the implementation of sanitary and epidemiological legislation is within its competence.

How to make an ashtray for a summer house with your own hands (video)

As you can see, there is nothing supernatural in the manufacture of such accessories, and therefore, as soon as you have a free minute or an urgent need for a trash can, trash can or ashtray in the country, you can immediately begin production and complete the project within an hour or two.

At a dacha, personal plot or private house, waste collection and storage is the responsibility of the owner. Random burning or dumping of waste is prohibited by law and is harmful to the environment. Therefore, in order to sort, collect and store garbage before disposal, you need to install solid waste bins. From scrap materials, you can make your own garbage collectors and compost pits.

Slate box

The most inexpensive and reliable box can be made from slate, because it does not rot. It can be used to make back and side walls, as well as partitions. It is recommended to reinforce the slate with boards so that it does not crack due to overcrowding.

It is best to build the front of the box entirely from boards (the front wall is constructed based on the fact that the finished fertilizer could be conveniently removed from the box). At half height, the front part can be made standard, and then assembled from boards that lie exactly horizontally. The boards are fastened in such a way that they can be removed to the required level. You will understand how convenient this is when you take out the finished fertilizer.

Shiver option

Wooden trash bin

From the boards remaining after the repair, it is quite possible to make a trash box. To make the product durable, the wood is treated with a protective compound. A varnish coating will help improve the appearance of the trash can. The boards must first be sanded. If desired, the box can be equipped with a homemade tin lid. The bottom is installed on the basis of a smaller diameter, this is necessary so that during rains the urn does not sink in water.

Pull-out drawer in cabinet for easier access

Perhaps the most popular alternative to an under-sink trash can is a drawer. It not only allows you to hide the trash can in the closet, but also eliminates the need to throw out trash by touch in the dark of the closet.

A great way to organize space for more trash containers

Pull-out trash drawer

DIY metal trash can

To make an iron garbage bin you will need the following materials and tools:

Sheet steel 1-2 mm thick.
Rectangular profile or pipe.
Bolts, washers, nuts.
Hacksaw for metal.
Scissors, circular saw or guillotine for cutting metal.
Electric welding machine with 2 mm electrodes.

The urn will last longer if you choose stainless steel as the material. Regular iron will rust and thin metal will become brittle.

First you need to cut the blank from the sheet according to the development. To transfer the dimensions, you can print out the drawing of the urn in parts and align them using tape. The diagram shows approximate dimensions that can be increased by observing the proportions.

How to make a paper trash can with your own hands

Assembling an origami structure is, in principle, not difficult; the final stage of forming the bottom of the bucket is shown in detail in the video. The photo shows the main stages of folding with your own hands according to the trash can assembly scheme.

1. Spread the newspaper 2. Fold the sheets together 3. Fold the top corners towards the middle 4. Bend the outer bottom edge towards the center 5. Bend the folded strip upward 6. Turn the workpiece over 7. Bend the left edge towards the middle 8. Bend the right edge 9. Bend the bottom edge in half 10. Fold the strip 11. Bend and unbend the upper corner 12. Bend and unbend the upper right edge 13. Bend lines for folding 14. Straighten the bucket and form the bottom 15. Fold the protrusion to the bottom of the bucket 16. Homemade paper bucket

A small urn made from an old bucket or barrel

Used tanks for liquid and bulk products should not be immediately disposed of in a landfill, because they can also serve well within the perimeter of a summer cottage. As an example, we would like to give old buckets and barrels, which can be easily converted into trash cans and small trash cans.

Any old bucket that is not too dilapidated, or a barrel that is not rotten, can become a garbage container in a gazebo, near a summer kitchen, and so on. To do this, we won’t have to upgrade much, but just adjust the tank to size, perhaps patch up the old holes a little, repaint it in a cheerful color and install it where necessary.

Buckets can be used almost immediately, but barrels often have to be trimmed a little because they are too large. After carrying out the simplest reconstruction work, you can upholster the tank with building materials - plastic, wood, thick cardboard, after applying patches of tin or aluminum sheet. That’s it, now it’s just painting in the desired color or a bright pattern to match the design style of the location.

A bedside table with a folding door for a small room

If there is no room for a large cabinet on wheels and additional furniture in the kitchen, but there is enough space along the wall or in the corner behind the countertop, a small cabinet with a hinged door can be an option for placing the trash can. In the photos below you can see such a nightstand from Dawn Nicole.

A beautiful bedside table with a hinged door to hide the trash can

Wooden bedside table for trash container from the inside

Do-it-yourself garbage cans, trash cans and ashtrays for your dacha

Of course, many are already accustomed to using an old bucket instead of a trash can, and a small glass jar instead of an ashtray.

It is quite possible that it is convenient and inexpensive, but such devices do not have any appearance, or rather, they spoil many of our achievements in design and decoration with their too simple appearance.

That is why we decided to find a way to correct the situation and tried some hand-made work on ourselves, thereby learning how to make trash cans and ashtrays for the dacha with our own hands. Everything is very simple, and now we will tell you how to do such interesting things yourself without a lot of money and time.

Tricky trick with an old trash can

What about a little handmade? An interesting option would be to paint an existing trash can and stencil designs on it. The most ordinary trash container can become a real work of art.

A regular trash can with a stencil design on it

Gorgeous Rustic Garbage Bin

Galvanized trash can, striped painted

Suitable material for manufacturing

You can make your own trash container. At the initial stage of creation, it is necessary to select the appropriate material.

Material for production	Description, features
Metal sheets	Containers made from sheet metal are distinguished by durability, strength, immunity to temperature changes, and the ability to dispose of any type of waste.
Plastic	The advantages of plastic are the lightness of the containers, the ability to quickly change the placement location, as well as antibacterial qualities that appear after additional coating of the walls of the tanks with special compounds.
Concrete	Increased strength, durability, ability to withstand any load.

For self-production, they also use available materials that are resistant to deformation and can withstand temperature changes. Plastic containers are limited by capacity. The largest containers can hold up to 300 kilograms, but no more.

Metal outdoor trash cans and baskets

MODEL: Street trash can UTS model UUT3 updated. DESCRIPTION: Dimensions: height - 650 mm, 340×400 mm. The ballot box is installed on.

MODEL: Indoor trash can UTS model UPT2. DESCRIPTION: Urn made of metal wire with a diameter of 5 mm. For 60 liter bags.

Made from stainless steel sheet 0.8 mm thick. swinging lid-window for dumping waste into a trash can. opening.

Made from stainless steel sheet 0.8 mm thick. Rotating lid. Galvanized steel container for collecting waste.

Made from stainless steel sheet 0.8 mm thick. Ashtray lid with spark arrestor. Has a hinged door. Capacity.

Urn with two containers

Made of stainless steel sheet 0.8 mm thick, two hinged doors for installing a container with a volume of 15 liters.

Street ashtray. Made of metal sheet 0.8 mm thick, stainless steel spark arrestor, hinged door, containers made of...

The ballot box is installed on the streets with anchor fastening. The bin is designed for garbage bags with a volume of 60 liters. Silver color.

Street trash can with ashtray

Street trash can with an ashtray with an anchor fastening for collecting garbage and cigarette butts in public places in offices, on the streets, etc.

Mesh urn (30 liters)

The ballot box can be installed indoors or outdoors without additional fastening. The bin is designed for garbage bags with a volume of 30.

Mesh urn (60 liters)

The ballot box can be installed indoors or outdoors without additional fastening. The bin is designed for garbage bags with a volume of 60.

When equipping a retail outlet with everything necessary, seemingly insignificant details are of no small importance. Metal mesh waste baskets and outdoor metal trash cans cannot be considered essential equipment, but their presence is mandatory for any store and supermarket. After all, every person is instilled with good manners from childhood, which includes being sure to throw away garbage in strictly designated places.

A sufficient number of specially equipped places where you can throw garbage ensures the maintenance of cleanliness at the commercial enterprise and in the areas adjacent to it. To do this, you just need to buy outdoor metal trash cans. Despite the fight against smoking carried out in our society, there are still many adherents of this harmful habit and for them it is necessary to install special ballot boxes in specially designated places.

Main types of urns

The company's product range:

Ashtray bins, as well as metal street bins with an ashtray, can be purchased not only by shops and supermarkets, but also by catering establishments.
Stainless steel urns with two built-in containers.
Ballot bins with a rotating lid, which are mainly installed in public places. Their hygienic design fully complies with sanitary standards.
Metal mesh waste baskets, which can be purchased both for the sales area and for use in office premises.
Simple street ballot boxes and ballot boxes with provided anchor fastening, the presence of which protects the equipment from theft.

It should also be noted that different volumes of this type of household equipment are provided.

What UTS can offer

From Universal Trade Solutions you can buy a trash can for a store, a metal trash can for the street, the price of the products will depend on the complexity of the design, the presence of anchors, material of manufacture and volume. You can also choose based on the fact that mostly lightweight baskets without fastenings are used for interior spaces, lockable models are provided for public areas, and designs with ashtrays and fastenings are available for outdoors. Our company sells trash cans at the best prices in St. Petersburg.

Our manager will contact you within 24 hours

DIY ashtray

One type of urn is an ashtray. Ashtrays, both tabletop and floor-mounted, are an indispensable attribute of any private home. Even if the owner does not smoke, an ashtray will not hurt. It successfully performs the functions of a miniature urn. In addition, not all guests lead a healthy lifestyle. Install floor ashtrays near the barbecue, at the entrance to the gazebo.

What are tabletop ashtrays made from? Wood and plastic, gypsum, clay, metal. The fastest and easiest way to make an ashtray is to use a regular beer can:

Take an empty soda or beer can.
Wash it thoroughly.
Using a sharp knife, cut off the top of the can. Trim the edges.
Using scissors, make vertical cuts towards the bottom of the jar. The cut should not reach the bottom by 2-3 cm. The width of each strip is about 1-1.5 cm.
Roll each strip down into a roll or bend them, intertwining them together.
The simplest desktop ashtray is ready.

DIY floor ashtray:

An old milk can or a piece of ventilation pipe is perfect for making a floor ashtray.
Cover the can with a fine mesh and decorate. Install in the desired location and start using.
You will have to tinker a little longer with cutting the pipe. Place an old bucket inside the pipe or use the bottom of it. Cover the pipe with a fine removable mesh and decorate. The ashtray is ready for use.

Tip: When working with metals that need to be cut, be very careful. There is a very high risk of injury.

Buying a lot of country accessories involves serious waste, but today we are learning to save and making some of them with our own hands. Garbage cans, trash cans and ashtrays for the dacha using improvised materials - it’s not as difficult as it might seem! Of course, many are already accustomed to using an old bucket instead of a trash can, and a small glass jar instead of an ashtray. It is quite possible that it is convenient and inexpensive, but such devices do not have any appearance, or rather, they spoil many of our achievements in design and decoration with their too simple appearance. That is why we decided to find a way to correct the situation and tried some hand-made work on ourselves, thereby learning how to make trash cans and ashtrays for the dacha with our own hands. Everything is very simple, and now we will tell you how to do such interesting things yourself without a lot of money and time.

Bin made from old car tires

An excellent urn is made from old car tires. Even if you don’t have your own car, any service station will be happy to provide them to everyone, and completely free of charge. Making a tire bin is very easy. It won't take much time:

Take 2-3 old car tires.
Clean them thoroughly to remove dirt and grime.

Rinse the tires with water and dry.
Fasten the tires together from the inside using metal staples.
Mask the joints on the outside. A piece of a car camera would work well.
Paint the urn with any bright colors.
Since this type of trash can has no bottom, use garbage bags.

Tip: It is advisable to use garbage bags for any trash can design. This will make cleaning easier and eliminate the need to wash the bin.

Wine barrel

A wine barrel will add a real rustic look to the kitchen if there is a corner for it. Wine Country Craftsman makes recycling bins out of old wine barrels and sells them on Etsy. In order to use such a garbage container, you only need to open the lid located on top of the container.

An old wine barrel turned into a trash container

All you have to do is show a little imagination, and such an ordinary object as a garbage container will become a real decoration of the kitchen!

Original urn from an old bucket

If a plastic bucket becomes dilapidated or begins to leak, it can be used as a trash can. Such a garbage can can be placed in the summer kitchen, near the gazebo, at the entrance to the house. It's easy to put a patch on the hole. Then the do-it-yourselfer’s own imagination comes into play. For example, you can put a pattern on the walls in the form of an ornament, paint a bucket like a fairy-tale character, or cover it with stickers and posters.

DIY trash can

4 pieces of lining were prepared the size of the height of the box, 20 pieces of lining the length of the depth of the box, 18 pieces of lining the size of the width of the box and 5 each for the bottom and lid, and then Evgeniy thought and thought and cut 2 more pieces of lining the size. like the height of the box - I’ll attach it to the sides of the front of the container, Lefty decided.

First, 2 pieces of lining were fastened together with self-tapping screws, fragments of lining, those that were the depth of the container, and then 2 more bars, in the same way. We ended up with 2 identical shields, which in the future will serve as the side walls of the container. From the short edge I connected the boards with clapboard intended for the floor and then screwed on the back and. front part of the container. The result was an open box, the front wall of which was 2 linings lower than the back wall. From the remaining 5 pieces of clapboard, a lid for the container was knocked together. Oh, somehow I suspect that there were more bars! Somewhere it was necessary to screw the clapboard for the lid! A! You can see it in one photo! That the lining, which represents the lid, is stuffed onto 2 transverse strips:

And right there, by the way, you can see that the lid is attached to the container using a piano hinge. Piano hinges (also called card hinges) are a single-hinged multi-tubular mechanism consisting of two plates, one of which is attached to the inside of the back wall, and the second to the top of the lid:

This is what it looks like, like a very long door hinge. Piano hinges are good because they add additional rigidity to the structure. There were 2 wheels screwed to the bottom of the box (along the back wall of the container), and 2 metal legs in front. Since if you make 4 wheels, then in case of strong wind or violent play, the container can roll right onto the marigolds! And if you make 4 legs, it will be difficult to move the container! And Evgeniy counted on the fact that each time he would roll it over in accordance with what part of the garden he would be working in. Because this will allow him to have a view of beauty every minute. “This is not a see-view of the sea, when in order to see the surface of the sea you have to lean out from the balcony and look diagonally across the parking lot, slightly bending at the waist,” Evgeniy thought as he screwed on the wheels.

So! Consider the container built. It's time to put your design talents and skills to use! What is not less important! Now we’ll find out how to decorate our trash can even more:

Hanging bins for small closets

A trash can hanging from the inside of a cabinet door, like this one from Crate and Barrel, is ideal for saving closet space. This option is easier to install than the drawer option. It allows you to hide the trash can from view and provides easy access to it.

Garbage container on the inner wall of the cabinet

Drawing of a trash can with dimensions

Drawing of a simple conical sheet metal trash can with layout and dimensions

When the workpiece is cut, the reamer is bent along the lines in three places, and the joint is connected by welding. Without experience in such work, thin metal can be damaged, burned, not welded, or deformed by sagging on the reverse side. Therefore, it is better to practice on scraps of steel. To get a thin seam, you need to use electrodes no thicker than 2mm.

Next, the triangular ends are folded towards the center to obtain an even cone and the resulting joints are welded together. For ease of emptying, a U-shaped piece of metal sheet is welded at the bottom, which will serve as a handle.

To make the structure stable, a stand is assembled. Two T-shaped parts are welded from a square section profile, which can be fastened together with a horizontal section for rigidity.

Holes are drilled in the upper part of the finished tank and stand, and the parts are connected with bolts and nuts. The finished assembly is cleaned with sandpaper and painted with powder paint. The joints with the legs must be protected with a coating of copper, graphite or lithol grease.

In a similar way, you can make a large bin for collecting waste according to the following scheme:

Drawing of a truncated metal trash can with dimensions

Instead of a profile for stands, you can use iron pipes or corners. When you need to cut large workpieces, it is better to use electric sheet metal shears.

If you don't have a welding machine, you can make a trash can from a water barrel. First, remove rust from the surface, dry it, apply primer and paint. You can put a garbage bag inside to make emptying the container more convenient. If the barrel is too high, you can reduce the length using a circular saw.

An old barrel can be converted into a waste incinerator. To do this, you need to punch 5-6 holes in the body. This will create strong draft when burning waste, which will reduce emissions of harmful substances into the air. Burning garbage in this way is allowed on personal plots if the territory is not adjacent to agricultural land.

How to build a garbage can for a summer house

Before we find out how you can make a garbage container with your own hands, let's see what kind of containers there are. And they can be very different, they can be like this:

There may be these for separating garbage, like a “bell”:

Or they could be:

This is what Evgeniy was thinking about. Eugene was at that moment in Greece on the island of the Peloponnese, but it was not vacation, beaches and hotels that occupied his mind, and not even the fact that the climate in the Peloponnese is much milder than in other resorts in Greece. The picturesque bay did not excite his heart:

and what excited his mind, excited his thoughts, awakened his fantasies was the garbage can that stood near the cottage in which Eugene and his better half settled down to rest. This tank was made in the form of a wooden box, lovingly painted, decorated with intricate handles and wheels for ease of movement. This box amazed Evgeniy so much that for the rest of the vacation he sang to himself: “...And only you!” My dream box...

“and from now on he always had something to talk about with his wife in the evening over a glass of wine. I don’t know how Evgeniy endured until the end of his vacation, but he was able to do it. And upon arriving home, I immediately rushed to the dacha, where among the marigolds lovingly planted by my mother lay the remains of building materials. Evgeny chose 4 bars and a lot of lining.

Having determined the desired size of the box and holding nails in his teeth (Evgeniy read somewhere that this is a trick of cool carpenters), and a jigsaw in his hands, the master began to work.

DIY trash can

First, 2 pieces of lining were fastened together with self-tapping screws, fragments of lining, those that were the depth of the container, and then 2 more bars, in the same way. It turned out 2 identical shields, which in the future will serve as the side walls of the container. From the short edge I connected the boards with clapboard intended for the floor and then screwed on the back and...

front part of the container. The result was an open box, the front wall of which was 2 linings lower than the back wall. From the remaining 5 pieces of clapboard, a lid for the container was knocked together.

Oh, somehow I suspect that there were more bars! Somewhere it was necessary to screw the clapboard for the lid! A! You can see it in one photo! That the lining, which represents the lid, is stuffed onto 2 transverse strips:

Since if you make 4 wheels, then in case of strong wind or violent play, the container can roll right onto the marigolds! And if you make 4 legs, it will be difficult to move the container! And Evgeniy counted on the fact that each time he would roll it over in accordance with what part of the garden he would be working in. Because this will allow him to have a view of beauty every minute.

“This is not a see-view of the sea, when in order to see the surface of the sea you have to lean out from the balcony and look diagonally across the parking lot, slightly bending at the waist,” Evgeniy thought as he screwed on the wheels.

So! Consider the container built

It's time to put your design talents and skills to use! What is not less important! Now we’ll find out how to decorate our trash can even more:

Beautiful trash can

To get not just a faceless container, but a real beautiful trash can, Evgeniy habitually armed himself with an angle grinder. After tapping the trash container on all sides with a dangerous tool, I started painting. As usual, we used leftover varnishes of different colors; we already talked about this on the forum. And when will these leftovers run out? and where did he get them?

The front panel was decorated with a designer handle, painted with the same “remnants”:

I screwed clamps around the inner perimeter of the box. For those who are not in the know, a clamp is one of the types of auxiliary tools used to fix any parts during processing, or to press them tightly together. In this case, a clamp like this was used:

On Aliexpress they sell for 356 rubles for 6 pieces.

“Oh, what a great idea I came up with with the clamps...” Evgeniy said, fastening a large garbage bag to the container. But it was a really cool idea! The bag is fastened without effort, and can also be unfastened, everything is neat, clean, convenient and inexpensive!

Well... Tadam!

The efforts were not in vain! We wish inspiration to Evgeniy! And everyone!

Trash can made of plastic bottles

You can make a garbage can for use in your country house from a variety of available materials, but we were most interested in the production from plastic bottles, which can be considered a free construction component. That’s right, because there are plenty of bottles at every dacha; they remain after water and drinks, after large gatherings, and there is no point in throwing them away.

The first thing we need for production is a metal frame, which can be made from wire, aluminum plates and even a metal profile for drywall. By and large, we will need only 2-3 identical elements of an oval, round or rectangular shape to construct the base, top of the tank and the middle jumper from them. Having adjusted all sizes and shapes, you can proceed to the next stage.

For this we need 2-4 pieces of reinforcement or the previously mentioned profile. These metal elements are necessary to fasten the main parts together and make racks. You can choose reinforcement and tie it with ovals or circles with wire, or you can bend the U-shaped profile for drywall into one plane, and connect the posts from the profile to the main parts with clamps or even rivets.

When the frame of the homemade trash can is ready, we proceed to the final stage - we build the walls of the bin from plastic bottles.

Next, use pliers to clamp the wire on the bottom of the tank, throw several turns on the frame, put 1-2 bottles on the wire, make a hole in them with a nail, make several turns of fastening on the middle part of the frame, again a couple of bottles and now fastening to the upper part.

It is very advisable to think about the size, shape and color of the bottles in advance to avoid chaos. You can define a uniform pattern using bottles of the same volume and color, or you can transform the craft a little by choosing bright bottles.

Consistent fastening of the bottles and good tension of the wire, a tight fit of the bottles one to another vertically and in rows will ensure the high quality of the homemade garbage can. Of course, after production it is worth remembering that it is not intended for heavy waste and burning debris.

These bins can be created with or without a bottom, but today most of these bins and bins are created without a bottom so that they do not have to be turned over during cleaning. It will be enough to simply lift them.

Sheet iron container

If you have a welding machine, it is better to weld the container from steel. When painted, it will not rust; you can put heavy garbage in it without fear of damage. For manufacturing, 1.2-1.5 mm steel is suitable; you will need a grinder, cutting and flap wheels, a welding machine and electrodes.

The work algorithm is simple:

mark and cut out patterns, adjust them to each other;
we process the edges;
We place all the elements end-to-end, first we grab and evaluate the general appearance;
We weld the joints with a dotted line; with a continuous seam, the material may lead;
drill drain holes at the bottom;
We complete the work by painting the container.

A container made of steel is more reliable; it will last 2-3 times longer than one made of plywood. You just need to keep an eye on the metal and tint it in time.

Plywood waste container

The main disadvantage of this material is that without proper treatment it quickly rots, so special attention will need to be paid to painting or impregnation. For construction you will need a jigsaw, a screwdriver, a marker or chalk, 10-12 mm plywood, fasteners, paint and impregnation.

The work algorithm is as follows:

we mark the patterns on the plywood - remember that the base of the container should be narrower than the top;
cut out the walls and bottom of the future container with a jigsaw;
We carry out the assembly in the following sequence: the bottom, then we fasten all the walls in turn;
in plywood it is better to drill holes for 2-3 mm screws, otherwise the material may crack;
Be sure to make drain holes at the bottom, otherwise water will accumulate in the container;
We complete the work by applying impregnation and painting.

In order for the container to last longer, it should not stand on the ground; it is better to make supports for it and make a canopy. This way it won’t get caught in the rain and won’t rot from the moisture that comes from the ground.