In the quest to become more environmentally conscious, many people have started to recycle their bottles or jars for use in and around the home. Instead of simply placing your old jars and bottles in the recycling bin, people are finding more and more uses for them around the home and garage.
From containers for things like sugar, flour, herbs and spices to use around the garden and home such as planters or decorative pieces, and even in the garage to store screws, nuts, and bolts, recycling your old bottles or jars is more than just a step in the right direction from an environmental perspective – it’s all about getting your creative juices flowing and finding useful and practical ways to use your old jars and bottles around the home and garden.
Whilst it feels great to reuse your old bottles or jars, one of the most frustrating things is trying to remove the sticky labels and the residue that often gets left behind.
How to remove sticky labels from bottles and jars
Option 1: Using CRC Peel Off
Save yourself a lot of time and the hassle of soaking and scraping and turn straight to CRC Peel Off label remover
CRC Peel Off uses the natural power of d-Limonene to soak through paper labels and release adhesive backings. Spray a generous amount of CRC Peel Off onto the label and let it sit for a few minutesOnce released, the label can be easily removed from most containers and surfaces. Residue can be easily removed with a wet cloth.
CRC Peel Off can also be used to clean off cured adhesive and to remove industrial ink from machinery.
CRC Peel Off has many uses in factories, processing plants, supermarkets, printing plants and industrial applications, however, it’s also super-effective around the home and garage. It’s great for removing labels of bottles and jars whether these are glass or plastic but it also removes sticky residues from most surfaces around the home or garage.
Option 2: Soaking in hot water
Soaking your bottles or jars in hot water will help to ‘melt’ the glue that has been used to stick the labels onto the bottles or jars and the label will usually peel off a lot more easily after a soaking in hot water.
There always seems to be a particular bottle or jar where as soon as you start to peel off the label, it tears. Then all bets are off. You can try and start on another corner, however, the chances are that this will continue to happen.
Even after soaking in hot water and successfully removing the label, you can still be left with an annoying sticky residue that simply won’t scrub off no matter how long you soak it.
In these situations, you are going to need to bring out the big guns!
If you’re finding that Option 2 isn’t getting the full amount of the sticker off, try combining steps 1 AND 2 to get super stubborn stickers off your bottles and jars.
