This DIY soda broom made my inner tree-hugger smile. I live by the infamous 3 R's - reduce, reuse and recycle. The only problem is, the health nut that lives here doesn't have a stray soda bottle laying around. Easily rectified by asking around. This would make a fabulous camping broom or a replacement for the traditional store-brought broom. I have an old wooden rake handle that has volunteered to replace the wooden dowel, so this should be lots of fun! I have found many sources for this project, and they vary in recommendations. I will be attempting this first with three 2 liter bottles because 20 is a lot to locate. I will post my attempts once I have my supplies - I'm sure it will be a humorous adventure!
What you need:
- 20 plastic soft drink bottles 2 liter PET
- broomstick
- scissors
- stylus
- awl
- wire
- hammer
- nails
Steps:
| 1. Remove the label on the bottle. |  |
| 2. Remove the bottom of the bottle, with the cutting stylus. |  |
| 3. Make 1/2 inch cuts in the bottle up to the more rounded | 
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| 4. Remove the neck with scissors. |  |
| 5. Make 18 pieces without neck and leave with a bottleneck. |  |
| 6. Fitting parts with no neck, one by one over the part with neck to assemble the base of the broom. | 
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| 7. Cut the top of another bottle and fit over the base of the broom you just prepared | 
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| 8. Drill two holes and insert the wire through all layers of bottles | 
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| 9. Pull the wire to the other side and twist the ends to fasten | 
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| 10. Secure parts with the aid of two nails |  |
| 11. Your broom is ready! |  |
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