What Should You Do with Extra Glass Bottles?

fill them up with tap water, write the date on them...
and the next time the lights go out you will have water

How about not buying bottled water to begin with?

I don't know she did it, but it looks like she turned one of the bottles into a cat. Now, we do have too many cats running around, based on shelter population numbers, but how about instead of a cat, she turns it into (say) a nice double-paned energy efficient window?

I must agree with the last comment. The same problem occurs with all of, bless their efforts, recycled material products we see on TreeHugger. You can really only use one set of drinking glasses made from old bottles, only one shoulder bag made from old banners, etc. so the supply will vastly exceed demand. If you really need to filter your water, the best thing would be to buy a filter for your tap.

First off, as others have said, use tap water. Really, how big of a difference can there be? Use a filter. Aren't we missing out on the flouride with bottled?

But, if you must, cut off the tops, sand the corners and make planters out of them.

Mike

Flip them upside down, set them side by side and use them as a border in a flower bed. You can do the same with wine bottles.

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A little something for those aluminum cans as well o.O

Is there a recycling facility in your area? We have a small house and just recycle everything we can. Luckily, there is a bin 50 paces from our house. It may not be as easy for you. Good luck!

The solution is obvious. Take a picture with the empty bottles next to a cat! Problem solved.

Mike -- filtering gets rid of the flouride, too. But that's one of the main reasons for filtering. Flouride may be good for your teeth, but it's bad for the rest of your body. Much better to just use a flouride toothpaste (it was originally added to the water systems in places because not enough people were USING toothpaste).

And to reiterate.. Most bottled water is just filtered city water, anyway. Buy yourself a filter and save money and glass. (although I do wish there was an alternative to the plastic filter cartridges)

we just cut down a bunch of our wine and beer bottles last week to be used as vases for ourselves and to gift out flowers and also for tiny bowls (put spices in when cooking, etc). they have to be sanded down yet, but it is nice knowing we are reusing them. we are also saving the spouts to use in the future. fun stuff.

What kind of saw di you use? i've udes a carbide rod blade for a hacksaw to do this and It has some problems. It makes a very wide groove and took about half an hour to cut through one bottle and left a very shrp inside edge. Any advice on a better cutting method would be appreciated. A narrower saw blade would have been a better start.

Do people really have success with the burning string method? I tried it a few times and always ended up with random cracks.

Transporting water (or flavored water) over thousands of miles in heavy, energy-intensive glass bottles is very wasteful, when we have an efficient system that does it already (your tap).

Even recycling glass takes several times more energy than plastic.

I try to avoid buying bottled liquids, and avoid those that came from long distances (exactly how is water or wine from Australia better than local?). I also choose plastic over glass anytime, because even before it's been recycled, the energy of production and lightness of the container has trumped glass already.

Hello I have a question. I want to find safe water bottles for drinking out of. I've heard that plastic water bottles leave contaminates in the water that you drink. So, I was wondering if there is any safe plastic bottles to drink out of, If not where can I find some good glass water bottles, and what kind of caps should these water bottles have, I would think not plastic, and I also do not want aluminum, because I heard aluminum is linked to alhiemers disease. So, are there any safe caps out there as well. Thanks

Get a BB gun and set up an indoor target range. I guarantee it will be a big hit at your next organic wine-tasting soiree.

Please can someone tell me how to use glass bottles to build walls for a house?

Hi

I will answer your question rather than give you hassle about your cat and your water. I am a student and we recently did some experimentation building walls from glass bottles on an organic winery for their wine cellar, unfortunately I can't post pic's on here so if anyone want's some pic's I will be happy to provide them. we built a wall from glass wine bottles partly filled with water, these bottles were not embedded in concrete like others do, but layed in a frame ontop of one another, the building tries to use thermal mass to heat and cool the air inside, through use of the glass bottles. If anyone is interested, like I say, just post and I will supply more info, no use wasting my time if I get no use to anyone reply's like you did.

cheers!

i am very interested in learning more on how you constructed your wall! do tell...

I really want to put a glass bottle wall in my apartment but haven't figured out the logistics... can you pass on your technique and any photos you have. you can e-mail me at alih@student.fsc.edu
Thanks!

Make a neat light fixture. Suspend colored glass bottles upside down via copper wire or pipe clamps. Hang around a naked lightbulb and voila! Really cool light fixture/conversation piece. Find your inspiration at the local hardware store.

Probably the easiest use for extra glass bottles is to reuse them as vases throughout your home. This will save the bottle and brighten up any room.