Plastic water bottles

[Gina419]

I am very eco minded and since starting airbnb I feel sooooooo guilty about using plastic water bottles. I do recycle everything, but I'm going thru a huge amount of plastic bottles. Has anyone found a good alternative for bottled water/plastic bottles?

TX!!!!

[Emiel1]

@Gina419 

Why bottled water anyway ? We take the water from the tap, it is excellent quality and Noooooo plastic at all. If people want it carbonated, it is easy to make so with devices like "soda stream" .

And if it is bottled, we have two systems: the bottle has a deposit on it (so after it is returned to the "bottle collection machine" it will be refilled at the factory) or it goes to plastic waste and is collected/recycled.

Best regards,

Emiel

[Gina419]

Our tap water not drinkable & just renting a bed and bath so no kitchen.

[Emily487]

@Gina419 

I just put tap water in a pretty glass pitcher in the fridge, cover the top with a little saran wrap, and leave a note on top that gives the date. 

[Gina419]

pitcher won't fit it the frig, but good idea. I can fill it from my water cooler upstairs. TX

[Lawrene0]

@Gina419 , there is no running water in my treehouse. I ask people to bring their own water, and, as a bit of a surprise extra, I leave two insulated metal water bottles in place filled with tap water, and marked as such. That way they don't need to use the water they have carried in for rinsing things, etc.

Those bottles of water always get used up. 

I needed to print TREEHOUSE in marker on them after the first set was taken. Then one of them was used as a hammer (!?) and so needed to be replaced, but other than those incidents, all has been well. 

If your place has running water, though, @Emiel1 's suggestion is great. 

[Gina419]

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@Lawrene0 wrote:

@Gina419 , there is no running water in my treehouse. I ask people to bring their own water, and, as a bit of a surprise extra, I leave two insulated metal water bottles in place filled with tap water, and marked as such. That way they don't need to use the water they have carried in for rinsing things, etc.

Those bottles of water always get used up. 

I needed to print TREEHOUSE in marker on them after the first set was taken. Then one of them was used as a hammer (!?) and so needed to be replaced, but other than those incidents, all has been well. 

If your place has running water, though, @Emiel1 's suggestion is great. 

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[Linda108]

@Gina419   I provide a double sided plastic glass that can be refilled repeatedly with ice and water throughout the stay.  I am in a desert so I give the drink plently of water speech at orientation.  I have a full sized refrigerator for the guests in the garage and some guests keep their own water and drinks there.  

I know how bad Southern CA water can be, so filtered is often needed.  Would a Brita water jug fit in the refrigerator?  Since you do not have the kitchen as shared space, perhaps supplying the water along with washable plastic glasses might work.   

[Kaylee18]

I put one of these in my fridge and just refill it every time! It works great!  I used to use water bottles. Not only is bad for the environment, but it costs more than doing the above! lol 🙂

[Lawrene0]

@Kaylee18 , happy to hear that works. I saw those and considered them for summer guests, but wondered if they might leak. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Pete69]

Glass bottles are said to take 1 million years to decompose. Plastic bottles take 450 years. So if you want your trash that winds up in landfills to decompose faster then use plastic. Otherwise just recycle. Simple.

All of this plastic hysteria is just that... hysteria.

[Lisa723]

@Pete69 you are misinformed.

[Sarah977]

@Pete69  Glass isn't toxic- it doesn't matter how long it takes to decompose and it's also re-usable. Plastic is toxic.

[Lisa723]

@Gina419 Our tap water is fine, but I provide a brita water filter pitcher, in a size that fits in my mini-fridge, and guests do use it. If you have room you can also get a drinking water service that delivers water-cooler size jugs once/month and picks up the empties.

[Sarah977]

@Gina419  I have a large 3 gallon container of drinking water in the kitchen that guests can help themselves to. Some bring their own water bottles and some don't, so they just use a cup or I have a couple "loaner" water bottles. I  never even considered providing bottled water for guests.