TOTD: 8/16/08 Do you recycle your bottles? How?

[Guest guest]

There's a lot of info in the archives - and perhaps we need a FAQ

(volunteer?) - about cleaning bottles for reuse. My students are doing a

LOT of accord trials, and breathed a big sigh of relief today

when I said the bottles with the clunkers can be cleaned and reused.

I use soap and water, aestetic acid (sp?)(vinegar!) and sometimes, for

stubborn stuff, any non-toxic odor reducing enzyme stuff, like Nature's

Miracle diluted.

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[Guest guest]

I use soap and water, then spray with 91% isopropyl alcohol.

[Guest guest]

I use soap and water, then spray with 91% isopropyl alcohol.

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Me too - sometimes I use a little scrub brush I got for my

pipettes. The alcohol helps dry them out.

Elise

[Guest guest]

>

> There's a lot of info in the archives - and perhaps we need a FAQ

> (volunteer?) - about cleaning bottles for reuse. My students are doing a

> LOT of accord trials, and breathed a big sigh of relief today

> when I said the bottles with the clunkers can be cleaned and reused.

>

> I use soap and water, aestetic acid (sp?)(vinegar!) and sometimes, for

> stubborn stuff, any non-toxic odor reducing enzyme stuff, like Nature's

> Miracle diluted.

If you have a store in your area that deals with supplies for making

your own beer and wine, they usually have a good selections of

cleaning solution and powders, for sterilizing glass, plastic, hoses,

etc... along with info about when to use which one. Very helpful

as I had no idea about that stuff before I came across them.

My local store does a lot of biz over the web if you're interested:

midwestsupplies.com

-mikeH

[Guest guest]

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> I use soap and water, aestetic acid (sp?)(vinegar!) and sometimes,

> for stubborn stuff, any non-toxic odor reducing enzyme stuff, like

> Nature's Miracle diluted.

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> Anya

Wow -- great idea using Nature's Miracle. So it's not just for kitty

boxes anymore... Who knew?

I use soap and water, and vinegar too. And for tough stuff, I use

baking soda, or a combination of baking soda and vinegar. I never

touch isopropyl if I can help it. First of all, it's absorbed by skin

too easily, and second, it's got fragrance in it.

I know some folks boil their bottles for the tough stuff. I've not

had to yet. And yes, to answer the question, I do recycle(reuse) all

of my bottles. The caps can be stubborn, that's where the baking soda

and vinegar come in the handiest.

Cheers!

Andrine