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Prophecy · 06-05-2003, 06:53 AM

This is for those people like me that have a habit of reusing that 20 oz soda bottle you got out of the vending machine over and over and over....

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A Bad Bottle Habit
If you're in the habit of washing and reusing plastic water bottles, you may want to limit the practice.
Washing water bottles before you reuse them can help cut down on illness-causing bacteria. However, researchers caution that washing and reusing disposable water bottles over and over may accelerate the breakdown of the plastic, increasing your exposure to potentially harmful chemicals. Limit yourself to one or two reuses.

http://www.realage.com/news_features/tip.aspx?cid=14358

In addition to repeated exposure to water and soap, disposable plastic water bottles may be further degraded by exposure to sunlight. Store your bottled water in a cool, dark place. Reuse disposable plastic water bottles for no longer than a week or so, then recycle them.

http://www.realage.com/news_features...id=14358&ref=1

nash · 06-05-2003, 10:18 AM

I always leave some water bottles in the car so I always have something to drink when I'm driving. But the longer I leave the bottles in the car (even if the bottles were unopened) the more they taste"artificial." I could never put my finger on what exactly and now I know.

MacGnG · 06-06-2003, 12:55 PM

i dont usually do that but other people in my family have the need to save them for some reason?!

interesting tho

Sparhawk · 06-06-2003, 01:03 PM

EWWWWW

Consider that one changed habit!!

06-05-2003, 06:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
Prophecy Oracle & Apollyon Location: Limbus Patrum	A Bad Bottle Habit This is for those people like me that have a habit of reusing that 20 oz soda bottle you got out of the vending machine over and over and over.... ----------------------------- A Bad Bottle Habit If you're in the habit of washing and reusing plastic water bottles, you may want to limit the practice. Washing water bottles before you reuse them can help cut down on illness-causing bacteria. However, researchers caution that washing and reusing disposable water bottles over and over may accelerate the breakdown of the plastic, increasing your exposure to potentially harmful chemicals. Limit yourself to one or two reuses. http://www.realage.com/news_features/tip.aspx?cid=14358 In addition to repeated exposure to water and soap, disposable plastic water bottles may be further degraded by exposure to sunlight. Store your bottled water in a cool, dark place. Reuse disposable plastic water bottles for no longer than a week or so, then recycle them. http://www.realage.com/news_features...id=14358&ref=1 __________________ La Disciplina È La Mia Spada, La Fede È Il Mio Schermo, Non salti Ciecamente In Incertezza, E Potete Raccogliere Le Ricompense.

06-06-2003, 01:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sparhawk Dubya Location: VA	EWWWWW Consider that one changed habit!! __________________ "In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work."

06-05-2003, 10:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
nash Psycho	I always leave some water bottles in the car so I always have something to drink when I'm driving. But the longer I leave the bottles in the car (even if the bottles were unopened) the more they taste"artificial." I could never put my finger on what exactly and now I know.

06-06-2003, 12:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
MacGnG Know Where!	i dont usually do that but other people in my family have the need to save them for some reason?! interesting tho