By now you must know there’s a special day for just about anything you can imagine.

Take today for example. Did you know that September 27 is “Crush a Can” Day? That’s right — although I don’t know why anybody would want to crush a can when there are so many other smart uses for them.

Here are seven of my favorites. For more inspiration, check out my Pinterest board on Savvy Recycling.

7 Savvy Ways to Recycle Cans:

Hang a Garden

Isn’t this tin can garden quaint? What an efficient use of space, right? Just be sure to add a few drainage holes to the bottoms before mounting them to the wall.



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Organize Your Flatware

I love this pretty and practical flatware caddy from Madame Criativa:



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Craft Some Rustic Stars

These 3-D stars from Milo Made are made from aluminum cans rather than tin ones. Wouldn’t they look great hanging on a Christmas tree?



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Organize Your Desk

These paint can cubbies keep this desk space looking neat and tidy. They are just the thing for sorting mail or organizing office supplies.



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Leave a Message

These cool punched tin signs from Snapguide are actually made out of recycled soda cans. What a smart and inexpensive way to adorn your walls with words of encouragement:



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Make a Planter

Check out this beautiful planter from Centsational Girl. She used a tin bucket for hers, but I’m pretty sure the same technique would work on a paint can or large coffee tin:



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Cut Some Cookies

And I think these homemade cookie cutters from Mother Earth are nothing short of brilliant. What a practical way to bake a batch of custom shaped cookies!



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Have you ever recycled tin cans? What are your favorite ways to use them? I’m always looking for bright ideas, so please share in the comment section below.