Plastic Water Bottle Tree

For those who have been reading this blog knows that I take my own water with me if I go out. It results in this bucket with chopsticks holding the bottles up. The thing is, it works well, really well. I only keep a fraction of bottle now, instead of having a lot of in a plastic bags. There is one thing though, it takes so much space and it's unpleasant to look at. 

It has been bothering how it looks and how small things get into the bucket. Plastic is a real pain in the *ss when I have to clean in the kitchen. Cooking grease in the air loves to stick on plastic and it's really difficult to clean it. So it was time to think of something else, the idea has plagued my mind for a while and now it's time for some action.

The solution is simple, glass bottles. My nephews comes around almost every week and leave their diapers and food at the house. So why not use their food bottles to solve my problem. Glass is heavier than plastic and can counter the weight of the bottles. I cleaned the bucket and threw it in recycling. It's just one of those things that if I don't throw, my family wants to keep it.

As you can see just, a minimal of six bottles are put on this bottle tree. It can fit more. Most of it are just 0,33 liter and fits easily in my pocket. One huge bottle of 0,5 liter is for family trips or whatever. We rarely use these huge bottles because it's heavy if you fill it and a small bottle per person works.


I think the end result is stunning and a huge improvement compared to the bucket. The caps of the bottles are in a small plastic container just next to it. I make sure that they always match. I don't use these bottles endlessly, from time to time I buy new bottles and switch them out.

It makes me happy to look at it and it's a job well done!