Recycling of used cardboard boxes, illustration of handmade trash cans

The following is a tutorial on how to use waste cartons to make a trash can by hand. It is not only practical but also looks good. From now on, don’t throw away the leftover cardboard boxes when shopping at home. You can try to recycle waste and turn waste into treasure! For specific production steps, please refer to the detailed illustrated tutorial below.
Tool materials:

Waste cartons (the air-conditioning packaging boxes used here), two pieces of gift wrapping paper, double-sided tape, transparent tape, utility knife, scissors, ruler, and compass.

Production steps:

Select a relatively flat cardboard and cut it into a rectangle with a length of 81CM and a width of 29CM. Divide the cardboard into 6 equal parts along the longer side and draw lines with a pen to make the body of the trash can.

After the bottom of the bucket is completed, the lid needs to be made. The lid needs to be made into two hexagons, one is the outer cover and the other is the lower cover for internal limit. The limit cover is one size smaller than the bottom of the barrel, and the outer cover is one size larger than the bottom of the barrel.


Cut the 6 equal parts of the rectangular cardboard into grooves according to the drawn lines so that they can be folded into shape. Connect the two ends of the cardboard and tape them together.


Cut the gift wrapping paper and use double-sided tape to join it into a length of 87CM and a width of 36CM. Then package the barrel. Use double-sided tape for joints or places that need to be fixed.


Insert the finished cover handle into the top of the cover, separate the two wires and fix them with sealing glue.

Then attach the limit cover to the top of the cover, and the beautiful cover is completed!


The economical and environmentally friendly trash can is now produced!!!