A few months ago, I switched from my Nalgene water bottle to a Sigg one. I had read too many articles about the dangers of Polycarbonateto ignore even though I know very well that it may just be paranoid hype (are eggs good or bad for us?). Since I use my water bottle every day and suck from it constantly, I just figured better safe than sorry. After some research I decides a Sigg was my best bet and bought one. I am not sure if it is really healthier or not, but I do love it. It looks great, and the water tastes great too. I fill it with filtered tap water nightly, and I find that water has less of a chemical taste from my Sigg than it did from my my Nalgene. I took the Sigg to Disney World, where it fell out of my bag no less than 1200 times. It lived, but is really scratched up and dented and doesn’t really stand straight anymore. Last week I finally made it to The Big Carrot to get a new one. Lucky for me, they had the one I have been coveting in stock. May I present my new suck toy:
Lovely, yes? If you are gonna spend $34 on a water bottle, it may as well be pretty, pink and give some proceeds (and create some awareness) for a good cause.
P.S. I really really recommend reusable water bottles, be it hard plastic or aluminum or even steel or glass. The cheap one time plastic ones are awful. Not only am I concerned about the health aspects of sucking on flimsy plastic all day, but the waste is just enormous. Every time I go to the supermarket I see people buying piles of cases of bottles of water, and it hurts me to think how most of those bottles won’t even make it to a recycling bin. Disposable water bottles are a huge contribution to the world’s waste problems, and even reusing them is not safe. I am lucky to live in a city that has safe regulated water, and am glad to take advantage of that!
Dina said,
December 30, 2007 @ 4:06 pm
I also stopped buying water bottles. I feel so much better about not filling up landfills with those things. I have read how they are one of the most wasteful products around.I just have a mug on my desk at work that i wash once a day and use for water and most other drinks. My MIL ALWAYS asks me why i am drinking tap water when she has bottled water in the fridge. I ALWAYS tell her i am trying to be more environmentally aware and she just shrugs and says she doesn’t like the taste of tap water ARGH…then she tries to make me give bottles water to my son- i grimace as i know our tap water has many things in it that he needs ie, flouride…you are right we are very fortunate to live in a place where the water is %100 drinkable.
it amazes me how ignorant people are when it comes to such important matters. I am trying to leave a green earth for my children while so many are doing so much to destroy it.
Good work for your efforts thus far!!! you’ve been an inspiration.
The Blogger said,
December 31, 2007 @ 12:05 am
Thanx D!
P.S. to those of you that want to get an aluminum bottle but not spend the money on a SIGG, SuperStore also has a cool one. I have a few of those, and they are like 4$. I take my Sigg out with me (as it is so pretty) and use those at home or when we are going on outtings and need more than one bottle of water. They have a twist lid instead of a spout like the SIGG, but are still pretty good!