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Switch to Filters and Reusable bottles!

vanishingintotheair Mar 10, 2008 12:01am Total Posts: 4	The use of water filters and resuable (ex: Nalgene) water bottles not only help you to save money, but they help the environment as well! If you buy a water filter (20 or 30 dollars tops) and begin using it with a resuable water bottle, it will begin to pay for itself in no time. Costs of purchasing brand name bottled water consistenly increase, and in the end are only comsumed and (often not properly) disposed of. What people may not always put into perspective is that there is energy put into producing and transporting bottled water that has a negative ripple effect on the environment. Plastic water bottles that don’t get recycled cause pollution, harm to our marine life, and ultimately take away the beauty of our oceans. By making the change and choosing to use a water filter and resuable water bottles you can not only help yourself but you can help mother earth! Remember, an individual action multiplied by millions can create change.


greengirl78 Mar 10, 2008 01:21pm Total Posts: 3	instead of nalgene, try a kleen kanteen! Made from stainless steel it doesn’t leech like nalgene has been found to. check them out. http://www.kleankanteen.com/2products/products.html


Elizabeth Willes Mar 10, 2008 06:15pm Total Posts: 4	Sigg bottles are great too (sigg.ch). Once you start looking you will see that there are many places you can refill your bottle when you are out and about. No need to buy a bottle of water if you are thirsty! I have had mine re-filled at a couple different Starbucks, including the one in the San Diego Airport (I take the empty bottle through security and then get it filled).


jrn Mar 23, 2008 01:20am Total Posts: 4	I recently bought a Klean Kanteen. It is really nice but I bought it with a screw on cap, the cap has been getting water inside it. Has anybody else had this problem with water getting inside the cap?


Environa May 11, 2008 07:17pm Total Posts: 32	Nalgene has some other water bottles that are HDPE plastic (not containing BPA). It is tough to get away from using plastic! Also just saw this on their web site… Most plastic containers are marked (usually on the bottom) with a number within a triangle with arrows - commonly known as a recycling symbol. These numbers, known as the resin identification coding system, were created in 1988 to facilitate recycling programs across the country. These recycling numbers can range from #1 to #7, depending on the type of plastic. The #7 recycling label is a catchall indicator for plastics made with a resin other than those in the #1 to #6 designations, or made of more than one resin. The #7 category not only includes polycarbonate, but also includes compostable plastics made of organic material and other types of plastic that do not necessarily contain BPA (Bisphenol-A). For example, our new Everyday� line manufactured with Eastman’s Tritan� copolyester is a #7, but does not include BPA. For more information regarding types of plastics and recycling codes, please feel free to visit the following link: http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_plastics/bin.asp?CID=1102&DID=4645&DOC=FILE.PDF


PedalFreak May 16, 2008 12:52am Total Posts: 9	Elizabeth Willes - Mar 10, 2008 06:15pm Sigg bottles are great too (sigg.ch). Once you start looking you will see that there are many places you can refill your bottle when you are out and about. No need to buy a bottle of water if you are thirsty! I have had mine re-filled at a couple different Starbucks, including the one in the San Diego Airport (I take the empty bottle through security and then get it filled). +1 on the SIGG bottles. Bring it in with you when you eat out and you can have it filled instead of getting a cup that you will throw away. Sigg bottles will hold juice and pop also.