How to Recycle a Milk Carton into a Bird Feeder

Milk Carton Bird Feeder Supplies

Ok, so it’s an Orange Juice Carton… Anyway, you will need the following supplies to recycle your carton into a bird feeder:

• Milk Carton or Orange Juice Carton
• Pair of Scissors
• Marker or Sharpie
• Fishing Twine
• Bird Seed

Mark Milk Carton Bird Feeder Windows

Mark windows into three sides of the milk carton with a sharpie or marker.  The windows need to be an inch or two above the bottom of the carton.

Cut Windows Milk Carton Bird Feeder

Using the scissors cut the three windows out of sides of the milk carton.  Try to make the windows the same size.

Milk Carton Bird Feeder String

Poke two holes in the top of the milk carton and feed the fishing string through the hole. The strings will be used to hang the milk carton bird feeder from a tree or porch.

Milk Carton Bird Feeder Fill Up

Fill the milk carton up with good bird seed.

Recycled Milk Carton Bird Feeder

The milk carton has now been recycled into a bird feeder.