How to Dispose of a Pur Water Filter
Many people have turned away from using bottled water because of the cost and its impact on the environment. Thus, they have turned to water filters, and some has questioned the impact of these filters on the environment. Others have asked how to dispose of their Pur water filter to avoid contaminating the environment.
Materials
- Pur water filter bag or can
- Garbage bag
- Follow manufacturer’s direction and remove the Pur Water Filter from the pitcher, faucet or refrigerator.
- Examine the filter carefully and locate the product filter number. The product number should state either two-stage or three-stage filter. It is important that you look for the Pur Filter product number because you will need this number to replace the Pur Filter. The filters have different identification numbers and you cannot replace it without those numbers, especially if you have a filter in either a KitchenAide or Whirlpool refrigerator. If you cannot locate the product number, contact Pur to see if they have the number listed or whether you have to buy a new system.
- Put the old water filter in your trash container.
- Contact Pur to see if they have implemented a Pur Water Filter System recycling program. Currently, their website does not indicate that they have a recycling program in place. However, it is possible they may have implemented one after this article was written.
- Avoid the temptation to recycle your own Pur Water Filter System. Do not take a knife or a saw and decide to cut the filter open to discard. The filter has carbons inside and has contaminants that it filtered from your water supply. Also, you might injure yourself by cutting the product open as well. Since, there are no effective way to recycle the filter system at this time just remove it and place it your garbage as normal. This is the best approach for now.