Why not switch to recycleable water bottles?

Question

In the wildest parts of this country, people find discarded plastic water bottles that will not degrade for years.
Why not go back to the nickle-a-bottle GLASS bottles?

Answer 1

I have a water bottle in my hand right now that has one of those triangular recycling symbols on the bottom. And I will put it in my recycling bin today, because my city has curb side recycling.

Answer 2

Most water bottles are recyclable. However, you shouldn't re use water bottles, the plastic begins to deteriorate and you end up getting the chemicles that make up the bottles in your body poisoning yourself. The problem with recycling is that not enough people or facilities do it. You would think that we could reduce waste by 70 or 80% in large facilities that produce more waste than 500 homes each day. I work in a hospital and know that in an hour we produce more waste than 50 homes do in a day.

Answer 3

ask the producers of those. we here can only comment...but "they" can do something about it.

In addition, why do some people find it thrilling to throw away those plastic water bottles in the first place? See, there is a mindset of some people who refuse to recycle and prefer to abuse mother earth. But you're right, why not make them glass in the first place...Some people will then be discarding the glass ones as well, and those are only solvable by "returning them to the grocery store". See, the problem starts with the individual, not with the maker of the product.

Answer 4

People who venture into the wildest parts of the country should know better than to litter. ("Leave only footprints.")
I noticed my weekly recycling was overflowing with plastic water bottles, so I switched to a water filter and keep 2 plastic water bottles that I refill. Recycling is only part of the solution; we also need to reduce the volume of things we discard.

Answer 5

Better yet, find a large plastic container that's reuseable and fill it with your tap water. I keep 3 such bottles in the frig and rotate them. Most bottled water is nothing but municipal water anyway, even if it says 'spring water'. There are no government regulations so the consumer is being ripped off. If you still feel hesitant about tap water, you can invest in a purifying system for a little over a hundred dollars.

Answer 6

I breastfed, but just stopped getting up for feeds. My daughter was 9 months old, and while I was happy enough to continue during the summer, I wasn't going to get up to play after summer was over. She yelled a few times a night for about a week then realised the party was over. She's 18 months now, and occasionally wakes in the night, but puts herself back to sleep. I'm not budging before sunrise! You could try delaying your daughter's second nap. You'll figure out pretty soon if that's a good idea or not.

Answer 7

It's up to the state to add a nickle to plastic bottles too. They can be made into many things, including insulation for clothing, plastic construction lumber, and on and on.

Answer 8

This is a side issue, but the plasticizers in those bottles are carcinogens once they hit the landfill LOL. And you thought bottled water was healthier!

Answer 9

It is much more Green to filter your own tap water, and reuse pitchers or washable bottles in your fridge to cool it. THen, if you want to carry it everywhere, use one of the thousands of varieties of washable sport bottles, thermoses, bottles, etc. Even if they are recyclable, buying individual bottles of water is very wasteful.

Answer 10

People take these walking, jogging--running, etc. No one wants to kill themself with their water bottle.

However, I do wash, refill, and reuse my plastic water bottles.