I guess technically, it is not very green to take prescription medication to begin with, but if you are like me, you see your prescription drug list growing. I have vitamins and allergy medicine that only lasts a month. Then, I throw the bottle in the garbage, go to the drugstore, and get more pills – in another bottle.
I don’t know if the druggist will let you reuse a bottle, although I cannot imagine why not if your name was on the bottle. Anyhow, what can you do with all these bottles instead of throwing them in the trash?
First, you want to get to labels off because the pill bottle contains some of your personal information. You can easily peel the labels off your pill bottles by soaking them in a bit of warm water.
I found many online sites that said AmVets takes clean, empty pill bottles to give to third world countries for use, but I couldn’t actually verify that at the AmVets page. If you have a local AmVets site, you may want to contact them for more information. You may also want to contact your local Humane Society or veterinarian to see if they have any use for the pill bottles.
Once you have your bottles clean and label-free, you can use them for storage. They make good containers for holding change. Smaller ones are just the right size and they seal tightly, so you do not have to worry about the change falling out.
Used pill bottles can also be used to organize things. If you are a sewer, you may want to use pill bottles to store buttons or needles. If you are a fixer-upper, use the pill bottles to hold nails, screws, washers, or bolts. Pill bottles are also great for holding toothpicks and rubber bands.
If you have some of the larger bottles, you can use them to carry things such as olives, pickles, nuts, and peppers in your lunch.