Giveaway: Icelandic Glacial Water
April 25, 2008 by Deborah Ng
Filed under Contests and Giveaways
If you’re spending a lot of time outdoors, you’re bound to be thirsty. Bet you wouldn’t mind a case of water, would you? I’m pleased to announce Icelandic Glacial Water has donated a case each to be given away to two lucky winners.
That’s right, who looks out for you?
Named the ‘Best Water of 2007’ by industry experts BevNet, Icelandic Glacial is the first certified carbon neutral bottled water available. It is also one of the purist waters in the world, sourced from the legendary Olfus Spring in Iceland.
Think you’d like a case? In the spirit of creating two uses for every item and refilling, not landfilling, tell me what you will do with the empty bottles when you’re done. The two most creative,environmentally friendly responses will each win a case. I’ll pick a winner one week from today, Friday, May 2nd 2008.
Image courtesy Icelandic Glacial – Used with permission.
i’ll probably use it for my 3D design class, for our project, make an everyday object out of everyday objects
I recycle.
I give them to our children’s daycare which use them for growing in-house plants and crafts. I have “Bunny” bottles to prove it.
I just remembered, during the summer I freeze water in bottles and put them in a wading pool of water so my dogs have a place to keep cool. I keep a few in the freezer at all times and swap them out as they thaw.
Would Love to win
I’ll cut them in half and fill them with dirt and use them for my seedlings. I reuse them every year.
I keep the bottles and refill them with water when I need to take waster with me.
I will take the bootles to my little girl’s Montessori school, and let the childrne come up with some good ideas. they are currently all elarnign about how to be “greener”, and all seem to be really enjoying it, so this would be wonderful for them. And, because children are so much more creative thna adults, I expect them to coem up with soem really unique ideas.
I recycle what I cannot use myself. I also fight for leg. to have a bottle bill adopted in our state of Arizona.
I WILL DRILL A HOLE IN THE BOTTLE CAPS AND CONNECT THEM WITH STRING TO MAKE A TOY NECKLACE FOR MY 5 YEAR OLD. THEN I WILL CUT THE BOTTLES IN HALF, DRILL 3 HOLES IN THE BOTTOM AND USE THEM AS POTS FOR SMALL INDOOR PLANTS. THE TOP HALF OF THE BOTTLE WILL BE RECYCLED. AND I WILL USE THE LABELS AS SCRAP PAPER FOR MY 3 YEAR OLD TO CUT INTO SHAPES FOR CRAFTS.
i’ll cut it in half and put a sail on it, and use it as a boat for the bath tub
I will use these in my bathtub, hook em all together and use these as a toy, like a train and play in there.
great water!!!
Make toys out of the bottles. I’d probably have to look up some of the great ideas I’ve read above.
I would recycle them properly. HEHE – Ok really I would turn them into Bird Feeders I have a large piece of property in Washington and they appreciate it when I find the time to make them feeders. There are many Eco friendly constructive ways to reuse these bottles found online.
Perfect gift-wrapping for children’s gifts! This is a great way to recycle some clear plastic soda or water bottles instead of a using gift bag. For a fun idea, mail the bottle with a gift or party invitations inside.
For each gift bottle you will need:
* A clean 2-liter clear soda bottle
* Craft knife (or a box knife)
* Acrylic paint, permanent markers or stickers
* Curly ribbon or raffia
* 1 1/2-inch wide ribbon or torn fabric, optional
Use the knife to cut a slit in the bottle that is large enough to squeeze your gifts inside. You may need a bit of patience to get your gifts inside the bottle. It’s going to be a tight fit!
Decorate the bottle!
For a baby shower gift, you might paint hearts, lambs, baby bottles, or any other baby items. For little boys, you might add cars, trucks, blocks or some sports related pictures.
Attach curly ribbon to the top. You can use the ribbon for a bow on top to hide the cap or just cover the cap with the wide ribbon and tie the curly ribbon around it.
Use your imagination!
These bottles can also be mailed:
Slip an envelope or index card inside with the mailing address and tape it to the inside of the bottle. Pack the bottle with the gift, plus brightly colored confetti or crumpled tissue paper. Use clear postage tape to seal up the slit.
Thanks so much for the giveaway!
these bottles make great seed starters when you cut the tops off.
I would recycle them!!!
I would give them to my neice, the kindergarten teacher, as she uses all the empty bottles she can get with her class for crafts. They use them for everything from christmas decorations to plant waterers (poke small holes around the neck and plant next to whatever you want watered) and so much I can’t even begin to think of.
After I use the bottles I’d make Doorstops by filling them with sand
I would store carbon in them.
i use them for happy mail to kids with cancer- filled with shredded paper and all kids of little things that bring smiles to kids dying from cancer.
I use empty plastic bottles in my plants. I convert them into automatic watering containers by putting a special end on the opening!
I decorate them and use them to put invitations in, and also to use for little trinkets.
i fill them with water and freez them to cool down chicken stock with out deluting the stock
I would punch tiny plastic circles out of them to use as clear sequins for a pop art beaded dress. The tiny plastic punched out circles would also be cute for making dangly beaded earrings. I love those t shirts that have a few clear sequins over a colorful design to highlight the design. I have a hole puncher devoted for weird materials like this and then a separate one for paper.
There are so many ways to reuse these. I love to cut them in half and put the bottoms filled with soil in a tray in my kitchen window. I can grow a variety of herbs in a small space that way.
Fill half full with filtered tap water and freeze. Take the frozen container and add cold water and take to work. By the time the ice had thawed it’s time for lunch. Drinking cold water is better than a soft drink.
Give to local Scout troops to either use for crafts or recycle.
I take them and all other recycleables to our local recycle plant to be reused
I take them and all other recycleables to our local recycle plant to be reused
I would make birdfeeders out of them
I usually just refill my bottles, but I’m inspired by all of the creative responses.
I’d refill them over and over again. As someone who goes camping, this is always needed. Freeze ahead of time and the water stays cold for a couple days.
After our camping trip, we often make humming bird feeders from the bottles also. There’s so many things you can think of once you let imagination take over.
We leave our recycled bottles out for the homeless community in the neighborhood to get money from.
Have the scouts make bird feeders.
RECYCLE
we recycle the bottles when we have to many. My sons preschool has asked for them as they used them for indoors bowling, instruments, bird feeders, for plants. Last summer we went rock collecting and my son filled up a few bottle with rocks, shells and glass stones he found on the beach and we use the filled bottles as door stops. We also use the bottles to freeze water and use in our coolers on trips.
Since don’t live near a Icelandic glacier for a re-fill, will freeze my good Baton Rouge water in them to place in ice chest.
Plan on driving to Alaska next year, so these will come in handy during the trip. Can then recycle them there.
It would be pretty cool to use them for plant cuttings… or picked flowers. Using them in ice chests frozen is a great idea too.
The best way is always to recycle! Sorry it is not inventive but it is the most environmentally friendly way!
use them as hummingbird feeders
we reuse them, and fill them up with tap water, or soda from a 12 liter
I would buy a bunch of multi-colored glow sticks, stick one in each bottle, and fill them with tap water. I’d then screw an eyelet hook into each bottle cap and thread a cord through them. At the next Icelandic Society get-together, I’d crack the glow sticks, screw them onto the caps, and then string the whole thing up. A glow-in-the-dark string of lights that doesn’t require electricity!
I remove the labels, fill the bottles with “treasures” such as pretty stones, bird feathers, a silk flower as well as a rolled up letter and mail it via the U.S. postal service to my good friends. Stamps are applied to the bottle, and it can be hand cancelled at the post office. Brings a smile to my friends every time!!
We cut the bottoms off and place them over early growing plants to protect them from frost. Hubby likes to start his garden on Good Friday – no matter how early in the year it is.
We collect bottles all year to help provide protection for the little plants.
Take them to our recycling center to be made into clothers/ for instance Patagonia Wear; Many Thanks, SW/ Best of luck to all who enter the contest
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recycle baby!!!!
I would have to say that before I heard that you are not suppose to reuse water bottles, I woul hav reused them.
Now, I use them for arts and craft project with the kids with paint. I also cut off the top and make little bee catchers for around the pool.
Last year I cut the top off of the water bottles filled them with sand, and put tealights in the center. Then lined the walkway with them, you can also put them in paper sacks after you do that and make lanterns.
I do alot so that I can reuse and recycle all items.
I have a recycle bin in my kitchen just for
plastic bottles and then they go to
recycling plant.Waste not,want not
One of my favorite uses for empty water bottles is to cut off the bottom and use them for funnels.
I recycle all my empty water bottles. The Kiwaniis Club uses the proceeds to help the children of the world.