The easiest way to melt plastic at home (tin can method)

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This might be the most accessible way to recycle plastic - no fancy machines, just a tin can and a heat source. In this video, we're melting down HDPE bottle caps tight inside a tin can. Once cooled, we turn it into one the most useful tools in our workshop - a recycled plastic mallet!

A mallet was actually the very first thing we ever made out of recycled plastic years ago, and 8 years later, it's still going strong and being used every week in the workshop.

It's a super simple and really rewarding project, and a great place to start if you want to get into plastic recycling at home.

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FAQ:
➡️ Be sure to watch our recycled plastic safety video first if you fancy giving this a go! https://youtu.be/EZekQTq0OqA
➡️ Our plastic comes from collection and donations. We have a video all about it: https://youtu.be/q1EHWjHxSoU

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