In times of drought, a good way to ensure that you have readily available water is to store a certain amount in your home. By using containers that have known litre capacities you are able to monitor your daily usage, assist in reducing the stress on municipal water networks, and this acts as a fallback plan should the water be cut-off for extended periods of time.
PET plastic bottles are a safe and convenient way to store water in your homes as they do not leach any harmful chemicals into the stored contents and they do not break or shatter if dropped.
PETCO’S TIPS ON HOW TO SAFELY REUSE AND RECYCLE YOUR PET PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES DURING THE DROUGHT INCLUDE:
- If collecting from a water point, it will be helpful to re-use your PET bottles, especially the 5 litre bottles.
- When re-using PET bottles for water storage, please ensure that they are clean. PET bottles are safe for use and reuse so long as they are washed properly with detergent and a little water to remove bacteria, as you would any other container.
- When dropping PET bottles off for recycling, there is no need to wash them.
- Please leave the caps on, as these are also recyclable, and we don’t want them ending up as litter in our beautiful city.
- Please do not throw the bottles away when you are finished using them – bottles should never be sent to landfill sites or end up as litter in the environment. PET bottles are fully recyclable when basic design principles are followed, so take your bottles to one of the below drop-off facilities where they will be sent to PETCO Member Companies for recycling.
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