Gardening Expert Shares an Easy Method You Can Reuse Empty Milk Jugs to Feed The Birds
Published July 14 2025, 12:45 p.m. ET
Woman demonstrates how to create a scoop for a bird feeder using an empty milk jug
Emptied milk jugs serve a purpose even when they can’t feed you any more milk. You can’t gather enough courage to toss it in the wastebasket because such a spacious container deserves to be dumped like that. Serendipitously, many people have figured out unusual ways to repurpose these milk jugs. Looks like they can be a useful tool in bird feeding. One method is to create a scoop, as demonstrated by Katie from Garden Gate Magazine (@GardenGateMagazine) in a YouTube video.
Woman demonstrates how to create a scoop for a bird feeder using an empty milk jug
“All you need is a plastic milk jug, either a half gallon or a full gallon, which works great,” Katie told the viewers while displaying an empty white milk jug with a blue cap. “Make sure to keep that lid,” she asserted. Before the jug can be converted into a feeder, it needs a thorough washing, she said. Then let it dry completely.