Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle … water cooler bottles?

By: shirley

shirley — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:21:23 +0000

I’m looking for instructions to convert water cooler bottles to bird feeders, something I can hang or place in a frame or stand, and won’t need filling every week. It gets a bit much trudging through 2ft.+ of snow in our northern winters. Thanks much.

By: Damien Higgins

Damien Higgins — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:55:01 +0000

Sorry, I messed up the signature in the previous post! Hope this one displays better…

We’ve actually had a number of requests for used water bottled for art projects, and are happy to help in most circumstances if it is for community projects or charity initiatives – otherwise it is best for us to reuse and recycle the bottles as much as possible. If you would like some you can apply through our water donation form http://www.edensprings.co.uk/free-bottled-water,uk,5,4.html.

Damien Higgins, Eden Springs UK

By: Damien Higgins

Damien Higgins — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:03:30 +0000

Hi guys, at Eden Springs we are committed to recycling and reusing the water cooler bottles as Louise said, and I would recommend passing empty bottles back onto us and companies such as Eden as we can most effectively and efficiently recycle them. Eden Springs are the first UK water cooler company to be certified as a carbon-neutral low carbon company, so ensuring everything is used in as green a method as possible is key to what we do!

Damien Higgins, Eden Springs UK

By: Rianna

Rianna — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 03:13:36 +0000

I try to conserve and life eco-friendly whenever possible and this is a great example of that. Cheers!

By: jack palmerston

jack palmerston — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:52:16 +0000

I took 2 of those water bottles and a board into the woods and made a bench. I turned the bottles upside down so the tapered end was down, and I stuck ‘em into small holes I dug. The board is simply set across the bottles and voila! A nice place to sit and enjoy nature. ~Jack at rainbarrel.ca

By: Lee Greenwood

Lee Greenwood — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:47:17 +0000

I’d really like to track down a couple of these bottles, if I possibly can.

If anyone has any they can donate, I’d happily pay for transport, or come and pick them up.

By: Garry

Garry — Sat, 22 May 2010 13:34:01 +0000

I would SO love to have a few of these water bottles if anyone has got any to spare. As others have said, they can be used in schools for science experiments.
I am located in Surrey (West) and would be prepared to collect within a reasonable distance. Please email me if you can any of these bottles.
Many thanks, duntekkin@yahoo.co.uk

By: Bottleless Water Dispenser

Bottleless Water Dispenser — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:53:16 +0000

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By: Paul Tyrrell

Paul Tyrrell — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:00:21 +0000

I would be very grateful to have these bottles to use for school science experiments.. they are great!

PTY@gilberd.com

Plese email me if you can donate empty water cooler bottles?

By: Nims

Nims — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:56:37 +0000

Dear All,

I’m a science teacher looking to do some chemistry experiments in which the main ingredients are water cooler bottles.

Does anyone know where I can get hold of some?

I would be sooo grateful

My email is: nims3@hotmail.com

Thank you

Nims

By: Ada

Ada — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:15:48 +0000

Dear All,
I desperately need 8 cooler bottles for my project, I am shooting film and in urgent need for the bottles. I could buy them or borrow or if you are willing to give them for free i would be enormously grateful. Even if you have one or two, it would help a lot. I am based in London.
please get back to me!
adanayaha(at)gmail(dot)com
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By: Olia

Olia — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:55:23 +0000

Store grains, beans, etc. in it.

By: Olia

Olia — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:54:29 +0000

Cut off the thin part, and make into a side table.
Or, cut off the bottom and turn into a ceiling light fixture.

By: Olia

Olia — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:52:47 +0000

Make beer or Russian sour-sweet drink called kvas. Use a cork to close the opening. Make your own vine.

By: RobertD

RobertD — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:20:44 +0000

how many gold dollars will fit in a water cooler jar

By: Gary T

Gary T — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:52:44 +0000

guys, i need 2 empties if anyone has/knows where to get…

would be much appreciated

garyt85 @hotmail.co.uk (remove the spaces)

cheers

By: Bad monkey

Bad monkey — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:59:26 +0000

Makes an ideal mini greenhouse to start ur seedlings or protect new plants from attack.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:36:51 +0000

Hi there,

I’m trying to get as many empty water cooler bottles as possible for a charity raft race.

If you have a few or lots and lots, I can collect! Please call on 07801 212 958

:) Emily

By: Mike R

Mike R — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:16:14 +0000

Just hit it tucked under your arm as a great drum. I wanted to take some from work but just learnt I can’t! I’m devastated!

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:47:39 +0000

Has anyone seen ‘brainiacs’ on TV they used one to make a rocket, using a rubber stopper and a bicycle pump? Fill it part with water put in the stopper and a valve from the pump and pump it up, whoosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Google it!)

By: renee

renee — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:53:57 +0000

you can turn them into an outdoor fly catcher…

http://insected.arizona.edu/flyrear.htm

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:09:33 +0000

I would donate it to a school science class. I had a science teacher who used one to make a pretty neat explosion. She swished a couple of tablespoons of rubbing alcohol around in the bottom, then held a long fireplace match over the mouth and fwoom! It blew out a couple of the ceiling tiles :) (Oh, don’t try this at home, by the way.)

By: Peter Haw

Peter Haw — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:30:14 +0000

School science departments could use them for a number of practicals -eg. greenhouses, gas experiments.etc. Do you have any spare. I am in Surrey.
Peter Haw

By: Graham

Graham — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:36:07 +0000

This may not be to everyone’s taste…
I cut the top off of mine, removed the seal, and replaced the top upside down in the barrel. Along with a rainwater filled watering can to flush, this became a garden shed based urinal for collecting fertiliser.

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:58:55 +0000

We have ours standing in the hall, every week we put all loose change into it, and at X-mas time donate all the money to charity

By: Amanda Kerik

Amanda Kerik — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 20:24:41 +0000

While a little involved, there is a pretty cool project you can do:

Cut a hole in the bottom of the bottle, fill it with soil, make a stand out of wood to hold the bottle upside down and use it as a planter!

Make sure you push the soil firmly into the neck, then put the neck in a bowl / container of water.

The soil will wick the water as needed.

Feel free to make a skirt to hide the bottle if you want – it’ll stop algae from growing where the sun hits as well.

By: Al

Al — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:31:53 +0000

homebrew?

These are really hard to get hold of because they are one fo the few things reused as a matter of course

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:43:28 +0000

Hi Angie,

Where are you located? I have a few of these lying around. Drop me a line at mfshearer (at) gmail. Thanks!

Mike

By: Angie

Angie — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:08:06 +0000

Hi do you still have this? I am looking for one for a project. Will you sell it to me?

By: Sharon Sugrue

Sharon Sugrue — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:54:05 +0000

You could donate it to a local youth group that could utilise through perhaps junk modelling (use it dor the main body of a robot). Also it oculd be used as part of a drum kit utilising other items that would normally be recycled or disposed. Charities may use as a receptacle for donations particularily coins. Also useful watering can perhaps.