Why Squeeze Water Bottles?
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Do they not take crushed bottles where you live?
The machines don't like them crushed.
(sentences from 2346 CE)
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Or leave it uncapped?
I don't think you understand...
Then it wouldn't explode
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To those who squeeze single use water bottles (think Aquafina, Dasani, Sam’s Choice, etc.) - WHY? Is gravity not fast enough for you? Do you enjoy the crinkly noise? Why squeeze when it’s literally falling out of the bottle?
I try to use metal/glass bottles as much as I can but when I drink from a plastic one I will squeeze it when it's empty (and put the cap back on) so it will waste less space in the recycling bin so we can (me and other people) can put more stuff in the recycling bin.
Exactly like I will flatten packages I want to throw away.
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Or leave it uncapped?
Yeah would also work. But best to press air out too, it also takes way less space for procedure too.
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I try to use metal/glass bottles as much as I can but when I drink from a plastic one I will squeeze it when it's empty (and put the cap back on) so it will waste less space in the recycling bin so we can (me and other people) can put more stuff in the recycling bin.
Exactly like I will flatten packages I want to throw away.
it will waste less space in the recycling bin
In here pretty much every bottle and can for beverages has a deposit included in them. 0,10€ for small (<1l I think) plastic bottles, 0,15€ for cans. They're included in the shelf price and when you bring them back to the recycling you'll get your deposit back. Then the recycling machine crushes all to pallets and they're hauled to a factory which then makes new stuff out of the plastic and aluminium.
No need to throw them away. In here the return rate is >90% and even if you don't care about the few coins it's common to leave the empty bottles on top of or next to a recycling bin where others can pick them up and return.
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I try to use metal/glass bottles as much as I can but when I drink from a plastic one I will squeeze it when it's empty (and put the cap back on) so it will waste less space in the recycling bin so we can (me and other people) can put more stuff in the recycling bin.
Exactly like I will flatten packages I want to throw away.
Most bottle lids are not recyclable
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To those who squeeze single use water bottles (think Aquafina, Dasani, Sam’s Choice, etc.) - WHY? Is gravity not fast enough for you? Do you enjoy the crinkly noise? Why squeeze when it’s literally falling out of the bottle?
Gotta make sure you get as much plastic as you can out of that sip
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To those who squeeze single use water bottles (think Aquafina, Dasani, Sam’s Choice, etc.) - WHY? Is gravity not fast enough for you? Do you enjoy the crinkly noise? Why squeeze when it’s literally falling out of the bottle?
I usually get the water in really thin plastic with sport tops which are impossible to drink without the crink.
Sport tops because if I'm buying water I'm on my way to do something active and they are less spillable.
On a side note, the hard plastic bottles impart a really gross taste. Aquafina is sometimes okay while cold, but once it hits room temperature it tastes like plastic. Dasani always tastes like plastic ass.
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To those who squeeze single use water bottles (think Aquafina, Dasani, Sam’s Choice, etc.) - WHY? Is gravity not fast enough for you? Do you enjoy the crinkly noise? Why squeeze when it’s literally falling out of the bottle?
You got it in one. Gravity isn't fast enough.
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To those who squeeze single use water bottles (think Aquafina, Dasani, Sam’s Choice, etc.) - WHY? Is gravity not fast enough for you? Do you enjoy the crinkly noise? Why squeeze when it’s literally falling out of the bottle?
Squeezing out the water is simply a satisfying tactile experience.
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To those who squeeze single use water bottles (think Aquafina, Dasani, Sam’s Choice, etc.) - WHY? Is gravity not fast enough for you? Do you enjoy the crinkly noise? Why squeeze when it’s literally falling out of the bottle?
to get the microplastics into them faster
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I don't think you understand...
Then it wouldn't explode
We used to put dry ice in them and toss them under the liquid tanks as people were cleaning the insides of the tank. Definitely was a great reminder to use the PPE.
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We used to put dry ice in them and toss them under the liquid tanks as people were cleaning the insides of the tank. Definitely was a great reminder to use the PPE.
I'm sorry, all I can hear right now is Archer talking about tinnitus
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To those who squeeze single use water bottles (think Aquafina, Dasani, Sam’s Choice, etc.) - WHY? Is gravity not fast enough for you? Do you enjoy the crinkly noise? Why squeeze when it’s literally falling out of the bottle?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]No, it's not fast enough. I'm not here to sip, I'm here to hydrate.
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I usually get the water in really thin plastic with sport tops which are impossible to drink without the crink.
Sport tops because if I'm buying water I'm on my way to do something active and they are less spillable.
On a side note, the hard plastic bottles impart a really gross taste. Aquafina is sometimes okay while cold, but once it hits room temperature it tastes like plastic. Dasani always tastes like plastic ass.
I'm snobby about plastic. I think all water stored in plastic tastes like plastic and it's gross. Flavored with 100% real microplastics. Water tastes best out of glass, but it's expensive due to inadequate recycling infrastructure here, and it's heavy.
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I'm snobby about plastic. I think all water stored in plastic tastes like plastic and it's gross. Flavored with 100% real microplastics. Water tastes best out of glass, but it's expensive due to inadequate recycling infrastructure here, and it's heavy.
Yeah, I don't buy it very often anyway, so at least there's that.
