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There are plenty of cool things you can build with your trash. To build the three things below all you really need are some empty cans, some Styrofoam cups, and an old tire. This is stuff that would normally end up at the dump so you can use your new gear with pride knowing your doing your part to help the environment. So grab a beer, and get started!

1. Make Sandals With an Old Tire. Summer is right around the corner, and that means its time to slip on a pair of sandals. The last time I was at REI I noticed the extremely high price they were charging for a pair of sandals. Almost $80 a pair, why not save yourself some cash, and help the environment while your at by making a pair of sandals from an old tire.
2. Build a solar heater. New electrical heaters are expensive, and are reliant on electrical power. With some old beer cans you can build a solar powered heater that will last you life time!
3. Grow plants indoors. Hydroponics or the method of growing plant submerged in water is the best method for growing plants indoors. Instead of heading out to your local head shop to pick up a system why not use some old Styrofoam cups to build one.

This is one DIY green project where we actually encourage you to drink a few beers before hand. Actually about 50. That’s approximately the number of cans you’ll need to build this solar heater powered exclusively from your used brews. But before you get started first things first, please wait till the wife isn’t home to start this project. Alright now that you got your bases covered gather up the following supplies:

What You’ll Need

• 50 aluminum cans. I know I didn’t have fifty cans lying around my house so I suggest you either stock pile up on cans for the next few weeks or head to your local liquor store and just buy them from the store clerk.
• A can of black spray paint. Feel free to test your graffiti skills on a basement wall whiles your at it. Note vegthreads will not be held responsible for your poor graffiti skills.
• Plastic tubing. Grab at least five feet from your local hardware store, more if you plan on pipping the heat your ugh beer heater generates further.
• Wood. Not that kind of wood! Two by fours and some plywood are what you want here.
• Something to make a hole in the cans with about the size of your thumb. A pocket knife works just fine here.

Alright guys now on to the fun part, drinking the beer! Ugh I mean building this beer heater generator thing.

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