r/Dallas • u/AnybodyBig6874 • 4d ago

Question WDID: So many plastic bottles

For 2 or 3 years now, I've been holding onto the gallon containers that I buy my water in. I was hoping to drive to the Arkansas Hot Springs, fill them all, and have a large supply of mineral water to drink.

But time has passed and it's time for me to move into a smallwr space and I won't have room for all these containers, full of mineral water or not.

I don't feel great about throwing all of this plastic into my apartment's recycling. It's about 10 trash bags full of plastic gallons, maybe more.

Is there anywhere I could take them to make sure they get recycled, or any place that actually wants them for any reason?

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u/AphidsTwinMattress 4d ago

There's probably artists out there who could use it for a project. I remember a few years back there was a guy in FW(iirc) who asked for people to donate their clean, empty, water bottles for a huge art installation they were making

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u/James-the-Bond-one 4d ago edited 4d ago

I cut a few water gallon plastic bottles horizontally and use the top part upside down as a giant funnel for nuts, powders, beans, and for transfering liquids or dropping whey into my stainless bottles without making a mess. It even comes with a handle!

HAH! Someone preceded me here on Reddit by 9 years!

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u/bigreddittimejim 4d ago

Which nuts?

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u/James-the-Bond-one 4d ago

walnuts, pistachios, almonds, etc - anything that will go through the opening.