DIY Recycle Bin Labels With Cricut

Learn how to make labels for your home recycling bins using a Cricut machine, vinyl, and Cricut Design Space.

I go through a lot of paper, plastic, and cardboard in my craft/filming studio, and I wanted to make sure I was recycling it all versus just throwing it in the trash. Before, I was just storing in some random boxes in the garage until they were full enough for a dropoff at the recycling center. But now that my studio is in the process of a major facelift, I decided it’s time for a proper recycling station.

I ordered these stackable bins from Amazon, and they weren’t super cheap but I don’t have an IKEA nearby so it was the best I could do. They’re really great quality, so I’m very happy with the purchase. Once the bins were set up, I broke out my Cricut Joy and a sample pack of Smart Vinyl and got to work.

What You Need:

• Cricut Cutting Machine (I used Cricut Joy but any Cricut machine will work)
• 3 colors of vinyl (I used the Cricut Smart Vinyl Beachside Sampler pack because it came with five cohesive colors)
• Transfer Tape (I used Cricut Transfer Tape)
• Weeding Tool (My fave comes in the Basic Tool Set)
• Scissors or TrueControl Knife
• Cricut Design Space (I’ll link to my exact template I made so you can copy it. Link is below in tutorial.)

Project Details:

• Difficulty: Easy
• Time To Complete: >30 minutes
• Skills Needed: Weeding Small Letters, Transfer Tape Application

How To Make Recycle Bin Labels With Cricut

1. Open up THIS TEMPLATE while your Design Space app is already open and minimized. (You may get an error message if you don’t already have Design Space open.)
2. Click Make It. (Unless you want to customize the sizing or text)
3. Follow the prompts in Design Space to cut each color of vinyl with your Cricut Machine.
4. Weed and prepare for transfer.
5. Transfer recycle symbols onto bin lids first.
6. Transfer text over symbols.

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