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  • littlemoney
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    I was looking for cheap/free sources of water containers.

    Are plastic milk bottles any good if I can find someone who is throwing godmother away.

    I used long life milk in tetra pack so no good there

  • DigForVictory
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    edited 9 September at 4:24PM

    I really wouldn't - the plastic is designed to degrade, as it's not a multi-use item & it's a complete fiend to clean the milk fats out so you contaminate the water. You're safer with empty winebox bags. Even then residual wine flavours can linger, and reused food-grade plastics may degrade or leak over extended periods (typically best limited to short-term emergency or non-drinking uses like flushing or washing)…

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