Can you recycle water bottles

Answer 1

a water cycle

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Answer 2

All water is ALWAYS recycled; a few of the same water molecules that go down the drain today will evaporate from the oceans and fall as rain in a couple of years. What we call "water recycling" merely shortens the "natural" process by a few steps.

The "water cycle", for those of you who don't remember it from 5th grade science, goes as follows:

1. The Sun heats the oceans and evaporates water.

2. Clouds form, holding the water.

3. Storms carry the clouds inland over the mountains.

4. The water falls in the mountains and valleys as snow or rain.

5. The snows melt, and the rain water runs into streams which run into rivers.

5a. Some of the water runs through hydroelectric dams and turbines, producing electricity.

6. We take water out of the river and filter and purify the water, and send it into our water systems.

7. We drink the water, then urinate it back out, and use it to flush/wash/cook.

8. The waste water is filtered and treated, and released back into the river.

(Repeat steps 6 through 8 several times, depending on the length of the river. Remember the old saying "Never drink downstream of the bear.")

9. The river eventually flows back into the ocean.

Repeat from step 1.

Jerry Brown (in what may be the first intelligent thing he's said in 50 years) wants to add several more iterations of steps 6 though 8, which is probably an OK idea.

Answer 3

Yes, plastic water bottles are one of the most popular items being recycled these days. You'll need to check with your local recycling facility for the guidelines, such as whether you will need to remove the lid and label from your bottles before you can recycle them. http://earth911.com/recycling/plastic/plastic-bottle-recycling-facts/ is a great site to learn more facts about recycling plastic water bottles.

Answer 4

Yes, always re-filter it.

Answer 5

How can water be recycled

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

both