I wanna reuse one of these plastic bottles to use them as dispensers for oil, vinegar and other condiments since their cap is so handy.However, I read on the back of one of these "DON'T REUSE", now I wonder, is that just some kikery to get me to discard a perfectly viable bottle and get me to waste money buying more, or are there actual risks involved with reusing bottles such as these? I'm inclined towards the former but am curious to hear your take on this.Currently I have the bottle I just emptied soaking in my kitchen sink with some water so as to let it more thoroughly rinse away the original contents, before I put in the actual condiment I wanna use it for
nah it'll be okay, people refill these all the time with water and go on using them for a while until they eventually get lost, everyone does it, it'll be fine
>>1558237>or are there actual risks involved with reusing bottles such as these?If such risks existed, they would be present for the initial useAnd there are risks on using plastic bottles. Flexible plastics will shed microscopic plastic particles into he liquid inside them. You could buy metal bottles, but all metal bottles in current year will have some sort of plastic internal coating, which will shed microscopic particles quickly if the metal is dented/flexed at allBut as I write this, I'm currently using two used Gatorade bottles as water bottles
>>1558240>microscopic plastic particlesThere's no escaping them huh?Anyway thank you both >>1558238 for your input anons, 'preciate it
>>1558240>but all metal bottles in current year will have some sort of plastic internal coating, which will shed microscopic particles quickly if the metal is dented/flexed at allThis pisses me off, I thought I was being smart and healthy and then a few months ago stumbled upon 'ohh btw 99% of cans are lined with plastic and it's worse than drinking from a plastic bottle' fml
those plastic bottles degrade over time, especially if they're cleaned and/or exposed to heat.
>>1558240YOu don't get your required dose of microplastics from plastic bottles, their intake is miniscule. You get it from tire abrasions and clothing. THOSE are the big players. The fine dust is blown everywhere and you breathe it in and eat and drink it with everything that did not come out of deep underground (50000 years old ice age waer etc).Worrying about some bottles is stupid.
