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Is there a way to melt and remold Kroger water bottles?
I have copious amounts of empty Kroger water bottles and want yo repurpose them. I had an idea to melt them down and pour the molten plastic into a. mold of a drinking glass so I could reuse them. First, is this possible, second, is it safe, and third, if yes, what materials should I use to do it?
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- curtisports2Lv 75 years ago
Try reading this:
http://www.goedjn.com/essays/botplas.html
I think you'll be disappointed. The melting point of PET-plastic water bottles is not the same as the liquification point, probably much higher, and that's what you'll need to pour-mold. The bottles are made by injection-molding under high pressure. It sounds like, from what this person tried, that you'll be releasing dangerous toxins into the air, and that the plastic you end up with will not have the clear, clean look I suspect you'd like. The chemicals that make up the plastic are breaking down and changing at different rates. I suspect that you'll burn some and evaporate others away. Not something that can be done at home and safely.
- ?Lv 75 years ago
Not feasible. The bottles are recyclable, you could simply take them to a recycle station.
Or, there are lots of ways to recycle plastic bottles productively and creatively:
