Pretty obvious but you can use plastic containers from yoghurt, margarine, etc as plant pods (the ones that go inside the pretty ones). Just make sure to put some holes in the bottom for drainage. For seedlings, egg cartons work too.

Packaging paper we reuse as gift wrappings. I like to draw or “airbrush” something on it.

And toilet paper rolls… If you got a child you probably know.

I used the cardboard sheets found in boxes of canned cat food to make this little tent:

I miss that cat so much.

I use all the plastic bags I get from the grocery store (fruit & vegg, bread, etc.) to keep my pottery projects from drying out too fast. This is especially important when pieces have really thin parts. They would crack if I just let them to dry without something to cover them.

I could start a whole comm on the subject.

Took the plastic holders that we sold sprinklers in and use them to root 21 plants at a time.

Made a sweet display rack from an old pallet. I can go on for ages about pallet uses.

Saved my bread bag for next time I need a food bag. I never purchase plastic bags except for the trash can and aluminum can recycling.

Used the black and green nylon twine that came wrapped around various products. Made new canoe handles (braided) and plants hangers (with an artfully bent, white coated clothes hanger).

Have a huge pile of 1x2 treated wood pieces that were used to pack lumber. Still working on ideas.

I save McDonald’s cups for starting plants. Tough plastic, not too UV sensitive.

Shove styrofoam in a pickle jar with a dash of unleaded, boom, ya got napalm. You can start a soaking wet camp fire with that shit. Save your dryer lint while you’re at it.

Show me a pic of any packaging, I’ll give you a use for it.

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I put the cardboard from egg cartons underneath potting soil for elevation and drainage

Both of these options involve taking the time to remove all tape, stickers, and other add ons.

I run cardboard through the bandsaw and slap the strips together to make new scratchpad inserts. Walmart now wants $10-13 for a small one, up from $3-5. It also breaks down boxes fast. Use a tiny bit of nontoxic school glue, in the middle of the strips. Too much glue and they’ll be too hard and the cat won’t use them. If I had to do the cutting by hand, I wouldn’t do it.

Break boxes down flat to kill swaths of lawn for garden space. Cover with garden dirt & compost. Alternatively, cover with wood chips, gravel, or rocks for borders or pathing.