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If you’re spending a lot of time outdoors, you’re bound to be thirsty. Bet you wouldn’t mind a case of water, would you? I’m pleased to announce Icelandic Glacial Water has donated a case each to be given away to two lucky winners.
That’s right, who looks out for you?
Named the ‘Best Water of 2007’ by industry experts BevNet, Icelandic Glacial is the first certified carbon neutral bottled water available. It is also one of the purist waters in the world, sourced from the legendary Olfus Spring in Iceland.
Think you’d like a case? In the spirit of creating two uses for every item and refilling, not landfilling, tell me what you will do with the empty bottles when you’re done. The two most creative,environmentally friendly responses will each win a case. I’ll pick a winner one week from today, Friday, May 2nd 2008.
Image courtesy Icelandic Glacial – Used with permission.
I recycle all my empty water bottles. The Kiwaniis Club uses the proceeds to help the children of the world.
One of my favorite uses for empty water bottles is to cut off the bottom and use them for funnels.
I have a recycle bin in my kitchen just for
plastic bottles and then they go to
recycling plant.Waste not,want not
I would have to say that before I heard that you are not suppose to reuse water bottles, I woul hav reused them.
Now, I use them for arts and craft project with the kids with paint. I also cut off the top and make little bee catchers for around the pool.
Last year I cut the top off of the water bottles filled them with sand, and put tealights in the center. Then lined the walkway with them, you can also put them in paper sacks after you do that and make lanterns.
I do alot so that I can reuse and recycle all items.
recycle baby!!!!
Take them to our recycling center to be made into clothers/ for instance Patagonia Wear; Many Thanks, SW/ Best of luck to all who enter the contest
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We cut the bottoms off and place them over early growing plants to protect them from frost. Hubby likes to start his garden on Good Friday – no matter how early in the year it is.
We collect bottles all year to help provide protection for the little plants.
I remove the labels, fill the bottles with “treasures” such as pretty stones, bird feathers, a silk flower as well as a rolled up letter and mail it via the U.S. postal service to my good friends. Stamps are applied to the bottle, and it can be hand cancelled at the post office. Brings a smile to my friends every time!!
I would buy a bunch of multi-colored glow sticks, stick one in each bottle, and fill them with tap water. I’d then screw an eyelet hook into each bottle cap and thread a cord through them. At the next Icelandic Society get-together, I’d crack the glow sticks, screw them onto the caps, and then string the whole thing up. A glow-in-the-dark string of lights that doesn’t require electricity!
we reuse them, and fill them up with tap water, or soda from a 12 liter
use them as hummingbird feeders
The best way is always to recycle! Sorry it is not inventive but it is the most environmentally friendly way!
It would be pretty cool to use them for plant cuttings… or picked flowers. Using them in ice chests frozen is a great idea too.
Since don’t live near a Icelandic glacier for a re-fill, will freeze my good Baton Rouge water in them to place in ice chest.
Plan on driving to Alaska next year, so these will come in handy during the trip. Can then recycle them there.
we recycle the bottles when we have to many. My sons preschool has asked for them as they used them for indoors bowling, instruments, bird feeders, for plants. Last summer we went rock collecting and my son filled up a few bottle with rocks, shells and glass stones he found on the beach and we use the filled bottles as door stops. We also use the bottles to freeze water and use in our coolers on trips.
RECYCLE :)
Have the scouts make bird feeders.
We leave our recycled bottles out for the homeless community in the neighborhood to get money from.
I’d refill them over and over again. As someone who goes camping, this is always needed. Freeze ahead of time and the water stays cold for a couple days.
After our camping trip, we often make humming bird feeders from the bottles also. There’s so many things you can think of once you let imagination take over.
I usually just refill my bottles, but I’m inspired by all of the creative responses.