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How do I clean a plastic water bottle?

Sep 10, 2007 by | Posted in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a large plastic water bottle I like to keep at my desk. I heard that bacteria may form inside plastic bottles if not properly cleaned. The problem is that the water bottle has a small mouth, so I can't scrub the inside with soap and water. I'm not even sure that soap and water is the best solution. Any ideas?

Empty it every evening before you leave, and turn it upside down so that all the moisture can drip out or evaporate. In the morning give the mouthpiece a good scrubbing.

You don't want to reuse it very many times, though. I would probably toss it out after 3 or 4 days.

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Plastic Q & A - Earth911.com

by Jennifer Berry

. Maybe you know a bit, and maybe you want to know more, but knowing it all is a lofty goal to achieve.

So to be sure we addressed what you really want to know, we asked our Facebook Fans : What is your No. 1 question about recycling plastic ?

We got some great questions from our Fans and answered them with our own knowledge and help from Keith Christman, managing director of plastics markets for the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and an expert in all things plastic.

1. Part A.) Why are plastics #1 and #2 the most common to be accepted for recycling? I wish facilities would accept all plastics! Part B.) Also, if programs say no plastic bags, but accept #2 plastics, would bags like #2 Subway bags be included?

a.) To answer this question, we have to go back into a bit of history. According to Christman, plastics recycling initially started with bottles. And if you recall, plastic #1 and plastic #2 are the predominate plastics in bottles – making up about 96 percent of the materials used.

“It’s become more popular to talk about applications and types of plastics rather than numbers. People tend more now to emphasize the type of product, like a bottle, a rigid container, a yogurt or butter tub, and more programs are accepting all the kinds of plastics in that way,” he said.

Also, increasing the amount of material provides more revenue for them for your recycling program, helping it grow further and continue to accept new materials.

b.) One of the things not commonly collected in curbside collection programs are bags and, and according to Christman, “That’s because there’s a better way to do it.”

“Most large grocery stores take bags and wraps , and the reason for that is the infrastructure [such as the equipment, conveyor belts and processes at recycling facilities] is setup for taking things like cardboard, bottles and cans but not flexible materials,” he said.

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