Can you make something useful of these waste material? Powder containers, cold-drink cans, plastic bottles, shoe-box.

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Yes, The above mentioned waste materials can be used to make something useful.
1) Powder container: Their use depends upon their size, shape and the material they are made of.
a) Elongated metallic powder container can be used as pen-pencil stand, to grow money-plant etc.
b) Plastic containers can be recycled.
2) Cold-drink cans: Storing liquids like oils, growing herbaceous plants like money-plant.
3) Plastic bottles: Storing liquids such as oils, milk, etc. and recycling plastic.
4) Shoe-box: Making small red-cross box (first aid), storage box for pen,pencils and other small articles.

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