I've been using recycle bottles to refill drinking water. I've read somewhere that you cannot use the bottle after many times or recycling because of the chemicals in the bottle. So how many times exactly can i recycle it?
2006-08-30 06:22:08 · 6 answers · asked by pinkspot 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
The chemical content of the bottle will not be affected by the water (unless there's a serious problem with the water), plastic will last for 1,000s of years.
The first poster is right about bacteria growth, if you are concerned about this, use two, and freeze them alternately (easier than washing every time, but you should wash them occaisionally). Do not fill the bottle before freezing as water expands when it freezes and it will split the bottle.
2006-08-30 06:31:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been re-filling plastic bottles with tap water and re-using them for years-and-years. Not dead yet. But, when I read another answerer's comment about the grooves in the bottle, it made sense that germs could get trapped there. So, logically, I guess if you drank from a bottle at a time when you had a bad cold or some other viral infection, it would be smartest to just throw away that bottle. (Re-using plastic bottles saves money ... that's why I do it ... but it's not worth getting sick.)
2006-08-30 06:35:36 · answer #2 · answered by Rhoda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard that if you drink from a plastic bottle it is not good to refill it, bacteria grows in the grooves on the neck. Never heard you can't refill a water bottle with water after rinsing it w/ hot water.
2006-08-30 06:26:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
PROBALY LIKE 3 TIMES IS THE MAX!AND THEN WHEN YOUR DONE WITH IT YOU CAN GO TO A RECYCLE PLACE AND GET IT FOR MONEY$!!!!!!!!!
2006-08-30 06:36:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
also mold grows on them
2006-08-30 06:48:16 · answer #5 · answered by worldstiti 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
his but I do not know for sure.
2006-08-30 06:36:51 · answer #6 · answered by Ginnykitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋