bottlebottle

People all over the globe are going nuts trying to figure out what to do with these stupid soft drink bottles which seem to be simply everywhere! There are several structures built where these bottles have been filled with mud and stacked.
Have tried to find a simple joinery for the same which could help turn these abominable things into something slightly less aggravating...

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• aman setu
• pune
• bottles
• soft drink
• wall
• junk
• reuse
• solid waste
• mud construction

[nstell]

Ok, that'll be good to see. I assume you'll be cutting off the bottle tops as well when converting them into downtakes?

[antiismistix]

Will be taking a trial-drain before deciding on that. i guess an adequate length might override the cutting.

[nstell]

Nice, Sourabh. Would love to see how the welded bottles work in action. You mentioned they can be used as pipes or gutters.  Any plans to post a video on any of these applications?

[antiismistix]

Will be constructing a screen using these bottles first. Then I also wish to try them out as downtake pipes for the Rain Water Harvesting system.

Will keep you posted for sure!

[i2cool4thisplanet]

one person sells glass bottles here....

great idea ANYWAY...

pls. keep it on!

[chloeewolsey]

Check out earthships too - used as plastered in 'windows', using whole bottles, the bottoms point into the room & look like beautiful it up flowers. You can also use clear/blue/brown/green glass bottles as 'stained-glass' windows, making very lovely patterns, glowing with sunlight. Look at the Phoenix Earthship. Love the paver idea.

[nidonobrien]

Nice recycling work. Please consult and be careful about the melting process as you cut the bottles. I believe that it may release toxic fumes from the burning plastic.

[zenrainman]

Great idea/s.