Being bottle water is so expensive, will reusing the plastic bottles do any harm?

Question

The companies that sell the water, such as Evian say because of Bactria and such do not reuse, is that just their way of having you buy more of their water. I wash out the plastic and then use a little bleach, and then dry them out.

Thank you all very much, I was hoping that reusing the bottles would be safe.

Thank you all very much, I was hoping that reusing the bottles would be safe.

Answer 1

No bleach, use peroxide instead. Get it at Sam's or Costco for the best value and swish your containers with that.

Plastic's not the best for you, glass is much better...

Use a nice quart or larger glass spigot container and keep it on your counter. Swish each night with a couple T. peroxide and fill with water. Soak in the solution over night each night and rinse in the morning. Fill with purified water and keep on the counter. Drinking room temp water is much better for you. Sam's and Costco will have deals on these come Thanksgiving and Christmas time...

Answer 2

Reusing the bottles will actually cause more of the harmful petroleum chemicals in the plastic to leach out. Go here http://www.mercola.com and look up plastic or plastic bottles to find many articles outside that site that will be specific references to all the chemicals plastic puts in your bodies.

Some plastics are safer than others, defined by the actual recycling number in the triangle on the bottom. I believe it was 1 that was okay, but don't quote me, cause we just try to avoid. so I don't have to keep all that info in my head. Mercola's site will hook you up with the right info.

Yes, the plastic companies would like to sell more, but they aren't in any jeopardy. I've heard of people using glass. You can get mineral water bottles and use those instead. They are usually glass.

The biggest warning I see is specifically not to FREEZE the plastic with water in it. We do, but only to use as reusable ice in ice chests.

Some things you can't avoid, so you just make a choice on how green your gonna get. But, it is good to have all the info when you make the decision.

Good answers to you!

Answer 3

I believe there was something about not being able to wash out the bottles well enough. I might worry a bit about chemical reactions with bleach and the plastic that could potentially cause any harmful chemicals to leech out into the water. Maybe just get a good couple of Nalgene bottles, if you want a plastic bottle. Then, fill it with filtered water and pour the water into a cup so you aren't worried about constantly washing the bottle from drinking out of it.

Answer 4

yes, reusing plastic bottle is harmful. i've read that some chemicals in the plastic container combined with the water you refill. i say that it's safe to re-use glass container. =)

Answer 5

"Dr. Rolf Halden, an expert on dioxins at Johns Hopkins, said that while the chemicals might turn up in some plastics at minute levels, the odds that they would leach into your water are small. For the chemicals to be liberated, a container (one not intended for microwaving) must be subjected to high temperatures. "

Answer 6

i believe they say that because if you simply reuse the bottle their sales will go down. just buy a really good brita pitcher to filter your tap water and refill the plastic bottles. i dont think you even have to use bleach just normal dish soap wll do fine i do it all the time. if it is clean then no problem

Answer 7

It actually makes sense that they would tell you that so you do keep buying it, but if you wash it out, it's no different than if you washed and reused a plastic cup??!! Right??

Answer 8

The warning is there to protect themselves and it might be something they have to put on by law. Yes, you can reuse the bottles.

Answer 9

If that were the case, then you could'nt re-use your Lexan Nalgenes over and over. It's just a ploy to get you to plunk over more money..