Recycling used plastic bottles to store liquid

Hi,

What type of plastic is the bottle? HDPE, LDPE , etc.
What was in the bottle originally?

Cheers
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I usually wash em out with water. Dunno how much eradicating I do though.

 

I'd normally say use an ultrasonic cleaner if you have one but some cleaning of plastics, it's useful to know what you are using as I believe some don't tolerate high heat well. I don't recycle plastic bottles personally... I use glass dropper bottles because they are easier to reuse and clean and I know they won't leach.

Anna

 

I use all glass now, it is easy to clean. When I did use plastic I found a vinegar soak was best for removing old lingering tastes and smells.

 

Using mostly Kayfuns and Russians I reuse plastic bottles that I can put “needle” caps on on to refill my tanks. Haven’t yet found a way to refill them with a dropper from a glass bottle.

I rinse the plastic bottles out with hot water and let sit with no cap to air out several times then fill from the glass dropper bottles. Been doing this for years and haven’t noticed a problem yet. YMMV of course depending on the juice you use.

 

Perhaps try to refill with a compatible flavor. Baked goods, fruits, tobacco. Then again, you might discover something that you like if you don't, ha.

 

I use almost exclusively glass. I do use one plastic bottle with a needle cap that I carry in my purse and I rinse with hot water as well and if I feel it is getting "funky" I chuck it..

 

Ya know... Plastic Bottles are pretty Cheap to Buy. And Glass Bottles aren't all that much more.

So for the Price of 1 Pack of Cigarettes, you could get a Bunch of New Plastic Bottles. Or a Few Glass Bottles that could be used an Infinite Numbers of times.

 

Provided you exercise good care and judgement with the caps, of course. LOL, I mention that for the clumsy that stumble among us.

Even after mis-threading a few caps, it's still cheaper. Trying to find a place where I can get some good, inexpensive 90 ml or 120 ml bottles, and open to suggestions. Now that I'm DIY with ease, I'd really like some larger bottles (amber preferably) that won't break the bank.

By all rights with my fine motor tremor I should be using those squeeze bottles with the needle top points, but I just plain don't love plastic. (Except for my drinking glasses, which I reluctantly use because you give me enough time, I will drop a glass).

I wonder if they make pyrex drinking glasses? All my plates are pyrex and those hold up great.

Anna

 

Personally I like the PET bottles Anna. I use these $5.49 PET Empty Dropper Bottle for E-liquid (5-Pack) 5-pack - 100ml at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping and these $2.84 PET Empty Dropper Bottle for E-liquid (5-Pack) 5-pack - 30ml at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping but if you want glass I get these Amber Glass Dropper Bottles 18mm- Tamper Evident/Child Resistant (Varied Count-Includes Caps & Tips)

 

Anna I bought my larger glass bottles to store nicotine in at my freedom smokes. I thought the price was good.

https://www.myfreedomsmokes.com/unflavored-nicotine-mixing-supplies/bottles-caps.html

As far as op I just cleaned out some 20 ml plastic bottles yesterday with hot water and Dawn. And let air dry overnight. Just reused them for today’s experiments lol!

I prefer the plastic squeeze bottles for my mixes. It’s easier for me since I have MS and my hands tremble on occasion. It’s so much easier to refill than using an eye dropper imo.

sara

 

@Cumulo Vapus - If you're wanting to use recycled plastic bottles, use LDPE, HDPE, or PP...because they don't leech plastic's chemicals into their contents. They're the bottles that are translucent, not totally clear and see-through. They're fine for reuse numerous times.

As mentioned by someone else, vinegar is good to clean them with, and personally, I've found that white vinegar has a less pungent odor. I've also used baking soda and hot tap water to clean a variety of bottles in the past.

PET bottles though, which ARE the totally clear ones (like plastic Coke bottles, etc.)...are manufactured for 1-time use only, as they have not been found to be leech-free. Quite a few vendors sell their eliquids, nic base, flavorings, etc. in PET bottles. I personally never reuse them because of the leeching potential.

 

From Care2 Healthy Living website regarding which plastics are considered safe. LOTS of false information out there.

 

You're right...there IS a lot of false information out there. I got my info. from several reputable websites that all gave the info. I posted above, about PET plastic containers and the other types. So I guess it does depend on which websites you look at.

 

I found this article informative; and I appreciated the external links (throughout) for supporting documentation.

As for washing bottles that were originally used for other than e-liquids:
--I would not re-use any container that did not have food safe contents.
--For those that did; I have washed with: hot water, vinegar, Dawn dish soap, pure grain alcohol (ethyl alcohol), or baking soda (one at a time; not all at once). It might require two or more before I was comfortable using them for e-liquid.
--I respect your desire to minimize waste @Cumulo Vapus, by re-purposing potentially usable items, but if you have any doubts to the item's safety... don't.

For containers that originally had commercial e-liquid; I personally find (usually) a thorough hot water rince is sufficient.

That's my

 

When I was using Kayfuns, Lemos, and Orchids, I filled them with a syringe with an appropriate size Luer Lock needle. Just draw some from a glass bottle and "inject" it into the screw hole.

 

I use mostly glass, and have a bunch from store-bought juice, but I still have some plastic. I rinse mine and fill with clean tap water and let them sit with the cap off. It is moderately effective, but some smell lingers, so I do what another person suggested and use the bottles for like flavors.

 

me exactly. I am re-using and re-using all 120mls bottles that I bought full of ejuice and I just wash thoroughly in a soap bath and extra extra rinse