Soup Can Planters
A great way to help out Mother Earth is to have some outdoor plants. To make it even better, upcycle something else to create your garden planters. Old soup cans make excellent little planters for a small batch of herbs, some flowers, or a trendy succulent. While the steel in soup cans is recyclable, the carbon emissions from producing the can to transporting the product have a major impact on the environment. Most canned products contain higher water content, meaning more weight and heavier items use more fuel to ship. Your average food is transported 1500 miles before reaching your table and canned food is so shelf-stable that it can travel even longer and farther. You’re better off just putting those old cans to good use in the garden!