Do you refill your water bottle after you've drank all of it?

I think that is false. When I use to drink water from the bottle I always refilled my bottle up again and again and I didn't get sick from it. Thats like saying when your done drinking from a glass you need to throw it away. So if thats true that means you have to throw away your $15 glasses?

I've heard that, too, and it's not just the lip of the bottle, but the plastic in the bottle seems to hold onto germs or something like that. I don't know if it's true or not. I've been refilling bottles up for years. And, there are bottles out there that are meant to be refilled, but they have a different type of plastic. I do buy a new bottle from time to time because the old one starts to look gross.

I don't know if it's true or not. I think the plastic that they are made from is not as resistant to bacteria as what you purchase to drink out of on a regular basis. I get a fresh bottle every morning and refill it throughout the day, then toss it when I go to bed.

I'm like you here I just wash and refill. I pay enough for my water rates and the water is good here in Devon si it does me. I'm not paying out for bottled water unless I really have too. Ellie :D

If it is a bottle that I use as a cup, I will clean it out will anti-bacterial soap and use very hot water... But usually as of now, I drink water out of a bottle out of the store. When I am finished with it, I will throw it away.

yeah, I heard that too. To be honest, I sometimes refill it once if I am at the office before. I don't usually use water bottle to refill my drink because I have a mug in the office. When outside, we just buy bottled water then after that we disposed it then buy another one.

I bought two of those 24 pack and just refill them. I have a filter so the water should be just as clean as the water that was originally in the bottles. Having 48 bottle might seem like a lot but there is a reason for why I did this. Every time my household empties 24 bottles then I fill the sink with water, antibacterial soap, and some bleach. This means that there will still be 24 water bottles in the fridge. I just cannot believe that after I get done with the bottles that there would still be germs.

I have a re-usable bottle because I want to cut down on garbage. I rinse it well after each use and I take it hope and wash it out well with hot soapy water once a week. I'm thinking of buying a metal one to replace it, since the plastic ones eventually start to leak compounds into the water.

I sometimes refill my water bottle when I am done drinking out of it. I have never gotten sick from it, but I am sure if you use the same bottle over and over then I could see there being germs all over it.

I would be more concerned about what was on the lip of the bottle BEFORE I ran it through my dishwasher. I am sure those bottling machines aren't the most sanitary contraptions in the world. Not to mention that most of that so called "PURE" water probably comes right out of a tap somewhere. They may run it through a filter of some sort, but how often do they change the filter? I will buy a bottled water if I am out and I get thirsty, but I don't purchase them for use in my home the way some people do. I do usually refill the empty bottle and put it in the refrigerator at least a couple of times before I take it with me somewhere and accidentally leave it or something. What makes them think the dishwasher won't get all the germs off the bottle? If it is good enough to clean baby bottles and bowls with chicken blood and who knows what else on them, surely it is effective enough to clean the mouth of that bottle good enough to re-use. The whole "bottled water" deal is merely an attempt by bottling companies to make more money. If people really wanted to take water with them everywhere they went, they could go to walmart, target, or any other store with a sporting goods section and pick up one of those lexan water bottles and fill it up before leaving home. They are practically indestructible, and are made for hiking and other outdoor activities, so they have the lid attached to the bottle so you dont have to worry about losing it. I have one and it works great. I paid about $6 for mine at target. I feel sorry for people who pay a dollar or more for bottled water at the gas station or out of a machine, sometimes multiple times per day. The bottled water thing is a convenience...nothing more. I wonder how long the bottled water companies would stay in business if everyone started taking water with them from home instead of buying it.

There are all kinds of studies that say things are bad for us. Does that mean I believe all of them? No... When I was a singer, I had to keep water with me practically at all times during the day, so I would refill water bottles several times. I would wash them out with soap occasionally and keep using them. I never got sick from it. I also don't wipe my house down with bleach or cleaning chemicals constantly and our family rarely get sick. I don't know....

What now we have to be afraid of ourselves? lol. I can see how this might occur if you were sick, using it, then got healthy and used it again, but still am very skeptical. I have been reusing my water bottles for many years. I typically use a liter and a half bottle for a good month before i end up somewhere that I want water and buy a new one. Even then I typically keep the old ones. I don't think I could blame one of my illnesses during that time on reusing a water bottle of mine..

Well, I guess that's false because I keep on refilling my bottle after I finished drinking it and I didn't get sick.. I agree with you that they just tell this kind of news so that people will keep on buying bottled water.. They were just fooling people for their benefits.. If we think hard, we are helping our environment every time we recycle our bottled water.. All empty bottled water can destroy our environment since it is not biodegradable, the environment don't used bottled water for their survival.. So I guess we helping and saving our environment from over garbage population and at the same time we are saving our money..

i think it's true but depending on your resistance to germs, you will no that easily catch any sickness since you were the only one who drank in your bottle. i heard about this report before and i used to refill it it most of the time. but lately, i am able to change my ways and avoid refilling them and just bring my personal water container.

If you washed it in the dishwasher, it should be fine. I don't drink a lot of bottled water, but when I do I just recycle the bottles rather than refill them. I buy the thin plastic ones and they really wouldn't last more than one or two uses anyway.

I take a bottle of water to work every day and refill numerous times throughout the day and am rarely, if ever, sick, so I don't know how much stock I put in that report. Having said that I have been fortunate not to be too sickly throughout my 40 years, so it may just be luck.

I never refill my water bottle after I've drank out of it - I also worry about the germs. But, our drinking water has arsenic in it, so I prefer bottled water anyway.

well I definitely don't agree with it. Since the germs is mine, that means I've already got it anyway. What difference does it make if I drink it back in? This extends to our utensils too. Everytime we take a mouthful of something the utensil will be coated with our own germs. Since dishwasher doesn't remove the bacteria, are we going to throw away our utensils everytime we have a meal? I agree with you that it's just a sponsored research to make us buy more bottled water. Cheers ;)

Never heard about this one, because then if it is true and you can't even use it after putting in the dishwasher then we will all have to buy new pkates, cups, sppons, glasses, containers and everything that we use to eat and drink from and then wash and use again.

Hi gitfiddleplayer - To some degree I am sure it is not as clean as the first time you drank from it, of course... but hey, it is (1) cheaper to refill it than continue to buy more, (2) better for the environment, & (3) a great way to have water handy when taking my medication every morning (I just keep refilling a bottle for awhile). I do eventually throw it out and start a new one, but probably not often enough. I am sure if you are already sick with a virus or something that it is best not to continue refilling and reusing the same one. Just common sense. I've tried washing water bottles in the dishwasher before but they usually get a little warped and do not work very well... I guess because of the high temperature of the water in the disher. I am sure, however, that washing them does kill the bacteria. If it is safe for your dishes and glasses than I assume that the dishwasher would do the same for a water bottle. Don't you agree?