Recycling Plastic Pepsi Max Bottles

[wolf63]

I am looking for some ideas regarding the recycling of 600ml Pepsi Max bottles.

I don't have a recycling bin for plastic (long story) and none of the recycling points nearby take plastic bottles.

I have been binning them after using them a few times by refilling them with water from the tap.

I want to find a way of storing the bottles until I am next able to go to the main recycling facility by car. That was to be this week during our shopping trip to B&M stores - but it burned down at the weekend.

I presume that I have to remove the label and the top/lid so would it be okay to assume that I can chop the bottles up to save space? This would take up less room in the house.

I know that this is a stupid question but I am not always very good at thinking a problem through and coming out with a sensible solution.

Thanks for any help

[ummmm]

Does your council not take them from other bins/bags?

Our council will take any surplus recycling if they are put into white bags.

[gingejbee]

Stamp on the bottles with a heavy foot to flatten them....space saved.

[bednobs]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecobricks

[wolf63]

It is a long story but the answer is no. We had a couple of recycling bins years ago but one of the other flats were getting work done and the bins vanished. We don't have space for recycling bins now anyway.

The only place that will take plastic bottles is miles away.

[ummmm]

What do you do with your general waste?

[wolf63]

bednobs - that is interesting reading.

Gingjbee - I have been crushing them but the lid needs to stay on to keep them from pinging back into shape.

I go through about 60 bottles a month, I just hope that soda stream people bring out Pepsi Max flavoured stuff.

[wolf63]

ummmm - there are four normal wheelie bins at the bottom of the stair. They are stored at the end of the corridor and there is no space for anything else.

I have just heard a huge bang from the cupboard in the front hall - cats!!

[Buenchico]

Quote:
"The plastic recycling charity Recycling Of Used Plastics Limited (RECOUP), issued a paper in September 2018 putting forward some new information. It said: ‘It can be confirmed that plastic caps should be left on plastic bottles for recycling. This reduces the potential for the cap to be littered separately, and when attached to the bottle it also allows the cap (as well as the attached neck ring) to pass through the sorting facility and get to a plastic bottle reprocessor.

‘This approach simplifies the consumer message, removes confusion, and makes it easier for consumers to recycle bottles. A separated cap will not successfully pass through a sorting facility and will go into a residue fraction for landfill or energy recovery.

‘If the cap reaches the bottle reprocessor, they can separate the cap and sell that fraction for recycling. Leaving the cap on does not have any negative effect on the value offered by bottle reprocessors to suppliers of post‐consumer baled bottle material.’ "

Source:
https://resource.co/article/what-should-you-do-plastic-bottle-caps

So leave the caps on!

The machinery in recycling plants removes labels from PET bottles by friction, so you can leave those on too.

[TonyV]

Just loosen the top before stamping on them so the air can get out.

[RobertaLee]

Recycling Plastic Pepsi Max Bottles is a critical step towards reducing environmental impact and promoting sustainability. As the global concern for plastic waste grows, PepsiCo has taken significant strides to address this issue by implementing an extended producer responsibility program. This program not only encourages consumers to recycle their Pepsi Max bottles but also holds the company accountable for the entire lifecycle of their products, from production to disposal. For more information on extended producer responsibility and its role in recycling efforts, visit https://www.ffppkg.co.uk/extended-producer-responsibility-everything-you-need-to-know/. Recycling plastic bottles like those used for Pepsi Max not only conserves valuable resources but also helps protect our planet for future generations.