Let's Talk Water Bottles

OK so plastic bottles are bad. Very bad. Got that? When you use them you are slowly killing our planet with plastic waste. Buying water is not only wasteful but also expensive and no better for you than buying a Brita filter for the sink or a Brita pitcher for the fridge.

If you want to help out the earth you will buy a water bottle to carry around with you. The cooler the bottle, the more likely you will be to use it all the time and flash it around to anyone who will look, not like hiding in the corner with your non-eco-friendly plastic Poland Spring bottles.

Here are two of my favorites

SIGG

http://mysigg.com/index.asp

prices are around $20

the original with a "EcoCare liner made from BPA-free and phthalite-free ingredients" BPA and phthalites are very bad and used in plastic bottles like Poland Spring and even reusable Nalgene bottles even though they have recently developed some BPA-free choices.

Soo... I think Sigg rocks. I have the Sport Bottle with an active top which makes it really easy to drink lying down or upside down or whatever. The top can get a little gross and you will want to clean it a lot but it is pretty great. The traditional screw top is great too, but is also easy to lose. Advantages are you can drink right from the cool metal bottle instead of from plastic.

Siggs do dent easily though so not really sure if this is the bottle you would want to play rough with. Mine has a large dent and it makes me very sad.

KOR ONE Hydration Vessel

http://www.korwater.com/

prices are around $30-35

The coolest new bottle around. My boyfriend just got one and I am terribly jealous. Yes that now means I can take over his Sigg and wash mine less often but still, I want the KOR. It is made from BPA-free Tritan and easier to clean than the Sigg. Also has an awesome rubberized bottom so much less likely to clank on the bedside table or your desk at work. It is however much heavier than the Sigg so not really ideal for hauling around town in your purse/sidebag/whatever. They also have awesome little "KOR stones" which you slip into the cap to motivate you to be better--"Find Balance" "Never Settle" you pick your words of wisdom and are reminded of them every time you take a drink of H2O.

oh and btw not everything on this site will be organic, i.e. these water bottles, but they will help you to have a healthier, more organic lifestyle.