Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle … water filter cartridges?

By: wayne

wayne — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:43:38 +0000

leave them to soak in a strong solution of sea salt for 3 or 4 hours then rinse through with hot water and hey presto you have a revived cartridge

By: Rafa

Rafa — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:00:52 +0000

If they are tubular 1/2” inside diameter send them to me I recicle them
CALLE SOCORRO #58, PMB-97
QUEBRADILLAS, PR 00678
United States

By: laurie

laurie — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:54:26 +0000

any good ideas for the woven plastic bags that purina dog food is packaged in?

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:10:29 +0000

I open the cartridge, dry the contents and then re-use them as a hand scub with washing up liquid to clean dirty hands. Otherwise the contents go onto the compost heap.

By: diana

diana — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:43:53 +0000

yes, Ive just been looking through all this because Ive got a pile of boots cartridges to get rid of..I may just leave them at a Boots shop ,maybe if we give them back to deal with they might think of doing something about recycling-I buy them because they,re cheaper..I supose this may be the reason why..

By: kate

kate — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:33:46 +0000

you lot keep going on about brita but I use Boots and it’s a different brand. How do I get shot of them?

By: Dee

Dee — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:55:12 +0000

You can recycle Brita cartridges at Whole Foods.

By: Amie Sugat

Amie Sugat — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:43:04 +0000

According to this website reactivating carbon would take an oxygen free environment and temperatures of over 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit.

This probably means a potters kiln or a glass blowers kiln.

Likely not something the average household has to use.

However, the canisters likely can be refilled. Activated carbon and ammonia filtration substances can be purchased inexpensively at pet stores. and the old media can be composed or used as gravel at the bottom of fish tanks of flower pots.

http://www.naturalsolutions1.com/whatcarb.htm

By: Kath in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Kath in Newcastle-upon-Tyne — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:41:58 +0000

I was looking for myself & found this info on : http://www.ehow.com/how_2179970_change-brita-water-filter.html

Recycle your old filter. They can be returned to Brita Recycling, Freepost NAT17876, Bicester, OX26 4BR.

It’s Freepost, so no stamps !

By: Genavive Joseph

Genavive Joseph — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:27:22 +0000

If you have done the brine treatment, kindly share your experience, fab or not so fab. Cheers

By: mr

mr — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:05:13 +0000

what about using boiling water? will that help?

By: elvet williams

elvet williams — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:53:04 +0000

hi yes we offer free advice if you need help just phone us between 9am-5pm mon-friday

happy christmas

from akcom

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:51:31 +0000

to allthe people at akcom watersystems thanks…………………………

you have really helped me save time and money

thumbs up

By: elvet williams

elvet williams — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:48:12 +0000

hi im back again if you need my help recycling your old water filters then give my office a ring on 01225 761911

and i will be happy to give you advice

By: Caleb

Caleb — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:20:00 +0000

here is a possibility for you guys. Empty and Refill your cartridges with new charcoal.

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-refill-a-disposable-Brita-brand-water-pit/

By: philip townsend

philip townsend — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:48:52 +0000

I know a retired Severn Trent Water employee that explained how they re-activate the charcoal that they use to clean the water supply, they run brine through the charcoal and we all know what brine is, yes salt water. The salt apparently not only re-activates the charcoal but also kills any bacterial contaminates.

hope this helps

By: sean

sean — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:33:55 +0000

what about boiling the sachets of active carbon and then leaving them in the sun to dry…. Sun is quite effective at disposing of the sort of nasties that might be lurking in the carbon granules pores…. that is assuming we get any sun this remaining part of the summer.
Bleach does seem to be OTT why not put bleach in small quantities into the water and be done with the filters… thats what the water companies do……. mind you they know what quantities to use and I don’t.

By: Ngaire

Ngaire — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:47:46 +0000

There is another alternative instead of water filters.

Use charcoal – not the charcoal for the BBQ. Charcoal that is suitable for drinking water filtration is usually made by experts. They have undergone years of firing charcoal using traditional methods and clay kilns.

Great for use in cooking – place in rice to make the rice nice and fluffy, use to filter water – no plastic waste and saves on buying cartridges. I have used it when residing in Japan and have found a supplier in the UK – charcoal people. No – I am not a supplier or buyer or reseller of the product. Have recommended it to a few businesses who want to reduce large plastic bottles of water from certain water companies and looking for a more eco friendly alternative!

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:54:54 +0000

Does anyone know if Pur offers recycling for their water filters? I prefer that brand over Brita, because they claim to filter out more impurities than Brita, and they also manufacture their products using safe plastics.

By: reverse osmosis

reverse osmosis — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:49:32 +0000

As for some of the suggestions for reusing them by soaking in bleach it isn’t something I would like to test or recommend.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:24:18 +0000

yes you can re-use your cartridges but it will save you money lots of it try it you will see

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:21:54 +0000

as we know woolworths have gone and our company akcom have bought some of there shops so you will shortly be seeing our shops merge in as we dont want to over power the other shops give them a chance

By: Brita Filter Taps

Brita Filter Taps — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:00:37 +0000

The cartridges can be recycled, this is taken from their UK website

“All components of the Brita cartridge are recyclable. Cartridges returned to Brita will be returned to our own recycling plant in Germany where the component parts are separated and processed for secondary use. For information on BRITA In-store recycling contact the BRITACare team on 0844 740 4800″

As for some of the suggestions for reusing them by soaking in bleach it isn’t something I would like to test or recommend.

By: Serge Bosque

Serge Bosque — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:52:47 +0000

BRITA:
at Argos, Tesco, Robert Dyas, John Lewis etc….
http://www.brita.net/uk/stockist_finder.html?cat=&scat=twickenham&L=1&promotion=yes1&recycling=1

KENWOOD:
they are so similar to Britta I hope the above shop will take them too

By: mojo

mojo — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:08:14 +0000

anyone know if brita has a recycle system running in france please

By: showerob

showerob — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:42:10 +0000

It’s good to know that Brita recycles filters. I have been asked that questions a couple of times and I have not been able to provide answers.

Hopefully more filter companies will take a similar responsibility.

By: akcom water systems

akcom water systems — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:57:40 +0000

if you would like to enquire about any of our products please email us at steve_barnett123@yahoo.co.uk or elvetwilliams71@aol.com or direct 01225 709747 thanks. akcom water systems

By: akcom water systems

akcom water systems — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:40:29 +0000

hi i have wrote a review before i will just give you a brief product info of what we sale.All come with discount and we have offers daily.free P+P on some items.
water cartridges 6 for £1.50 free p+p untill 21 sept 2008

filter jug our own make akcom systems
1x=£5.50+ 3 free cartridges £0.90 p+p

water softners 1x£36.50 plus fitting.Fitting cost will be £10.

that also has a 10 year guarantee.
and you only need 1 water softner to 1 household.

but we havent got a website at this minute as we have only setup our buisness but have email address steve_barnett123@yahoo.co.uk
we will be opening our website very soon but you can still buy direct and because you buy direct the prices are low and for eveyone that buys before we set up our web site we will give a 4% discount.If you would like a item please give a discription of the item for example water cartridges and we will email you back comfirming dispatch or if you would like to use our direct orderline please phone 01225 709747 and one of our trained operators will take your order thanks on behalf of akcom water systems.
ps. (the best thing about this is you don’t send a penny untill you recieve the items now we can’t say fairer than that)

By: steve brita sales assistant

steve brita sales assistant — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:17:02 +0000

hi my name is steve and im a sales assistant for akcom filter systems,if you want to re-use your water cartridges you can.

4 ways to do this.

(1) soak in (COLD SALT WATER)FOR FOUR HOURS

(2) take out of SALT WATER. and fill your jug of cold water no salt.

(3) repeat this again only cold water.

(4) then you are ready to use your
filter.

(BUT REMEMBER THIS PROCESS CAN ONLY GUARANTEE 2 APPLICATIONS AFTER THAT THE ACTIVE AGENTS WILL NO LONGER WORK)

WE HAVE JUST GAVE YOU A LITTLE TIP THAT CAN SAVE YOU A FEW ££££

PLEASE EMAIL ME AT steve_barnett123@yahoo.co.uk or elvetwiliams71@aol.com for more tips on water filters ETC also we sale the carts 6 for £1.50 our own make and you have a 28 day no quibble money back GUARANTEE

By: Cpt. Ed

Cpt. Ed — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:37:04 +0000

Active charcoal filter recycling;
For many years both aquarium bone meal charcoal and water well filters I have recycled by drying in air and sunlight and then soaking in normal H2O2, hydrogen peroxide. Put them in a container, if nothing else a plastic bag and leave them soak for 24 hours. If the charcoal is separable lay in a glass dish, oven safe, and bake at 450F for about an hour. With aquaria or drinking water filters the biggest contaminant is bacteria. What few chemical or gas contaminants are there light heat such as this drives off most of what the peroxide has broken down. Peroxide is used to treat water in many areas. It is also useful as a wash for suspect fruits and veggies to neutralize many pesticides/herbicides and bacteria.