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croemer · ‎03-10-2010

Great tip!

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dooBdoo · ‎06-27-2010

On 3/31/2014 BonnieBelle said:
On 3/31/2014 dooBdoo said:
On 3/31/2014 BonnieBelle said:
On 3/31/2014 stilltamn8r said:
How does anyone know what actually happens to their water bottles once they put them in the "recycle" bin?

We don't just put water bottles in a bin. In my state, you put your plastic bottles in a machine and they are shredded to confetti size pieces of plastic.

It varies from one place to another. In some locales, it's up to the residents to sort and place recyclables in different types of bins which are picked up at the curb just like the other trash. I do wonder if the recycling process is effective, since we don't really see what happens next... and next.

That doesn't make any sense to me. Then how do you get your nickle deposit back for each bottle if you don't bring them back to the store to recycle them?

Recycling programs are different from one state to the next, particularly when it comes to container deposits (they don't all have those). It really would help for it to be standardized across the country.

Few things reveal your intellect and your generosity of spirit—the parallel powers of your heart and mind—better than how you give feedback.~Maria Popova

Moonlady · ‎03-10-2010

Dumps are full of K-cups and disposable diapers, too.

The pain they have cost us, the evils that never happened.

dooBdoo · ‎06-27-2010

No, no deposit in our state (I'm actually going between 2 states right now, neither of which has container deposits).

O/T: Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode, with the guys going from one state to another to get a better return on the bottles. ${#emotions_dlg.laugh}$

Few things reveal your intellect and your generosity of spirit—the parallel powers of your heart and mind—better than how you give feedback.~Maria Popova

jlkz · ‎12-02-2013

As for the Kcups and similar products: buy the 4-cup reusables In a package at Bed Bath & Beyond ($9?) AND the lidded paper cup inserts ($4.99) to make your own brews. The cup can be washed in the dishwasher and the insert is biodegradable. Works great! HTH.

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

On 3/31/2014 Lion said:
On 3/31/2014 Skylands said:
FYI......................the ocean is full of plastic water bottles! The great Pacific garbage patch. Don't buy water in plastic bottles!!!!

Exactly! We stopped years ago and won't ever buy them again.

Many of the bottled waters aren't any better, and sometimes worse, than your own home water supply. Waste of money.

Use a home water filtering system if you'd feel better about it. There are many out there, from simple/cheap to bigger & more expensive.

I remember a segment on a news show a few years back where a scientist called bottled water "dead" water, as it doesn't contain the minerals that we need.

I don't buy bottled water, haven't for years.

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

I refuse to buy a Keurig. I don't care how good (supposedly) the coffee is.

It's just totally environmentally irresponsible.

~moxie~ · ‎08-13-2013

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5047667_happens-recycled-plastic.html

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

On 3/31/2014 Lorainne said:
On 3/31/2014 Skylands said:
FYI......................the ocean is full of plastic water bottles! The great Pacific garbage patch. Don't buy water in plastic bottles!!!!

And if you do have plastic bottles, refill them and keep reusing them.

You are not supposed to do this because of bacteria.

You can buy water bottles.

occasionalrain · ‎03-10-2010

I'd don't buy bottled water, I use a Pur water filter and a stainless travel thermos. Most of the bottled water is just filtered water not anything special. I also don't use a single serve coffee maker, paper plates, paper cups, or paper napkins.

I don't have grandchildren but those who do are leaving a dump for them to inherit.