I randomly happened upon this new way of preparing waters bottles before you throw them away that saves space. I’ve never seen anyone else do this though I doubt it hasn’t been thought of before.
Allow me to demonstrate.
First, take your bottle of water that wastes your valuable space.
the offending bottle of water
Good. Now take off the cap and empty (read: drink) the contents.
the offending bottle of water, drained and liberated of its cap
Now crush the water bottle like you would a can of beer (or coke).
crunch it down
Then put the cap on it and you’re done.
big difference, you eco-stud
And voila, you have trash that is less trashy and takes up less space.
~Wald
I actually have done a variation of this for years. I take the cap off and fold the bottom over and over until it’s rolled up like a toothpaste tube and basically the same end result. On the flip side, I try to use as few plastic water bottles as possible. I’d much rather use a more permanent water bottle, preferably an aluminum one that I can wash in the dishwasher and not waste so much damn plastic. It’s RIDICULOUS how much plastic the average person uses.
Could you post a picture of that?
I’ve love to see it.
Wald
Sure it saves a lot of space,but I don’t know who would have the patience to do this.
It only takes a couple of seconds to crush the bottle once you’re done with it. It works on bigger bottles too.
Or maybe you shouldn’t drink from plastic bottles.
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/fight_the_tkilling_toxins
Also true – I may have to look into getting a stainless steel water bottle.
I’ve been teaching my kids to do this, simple thing that makes a difference.