Ok, so I admit that before we made the switch, my boyfriend and I collectively owned about 8 plastic Nalgenes — both of us unrationally phobic there would be some situation we’d be caught in without water. But that was before we realized that plastic containers might not be the best solution for holding our drinking water.
After reports that number 3, 6, and 7 plastics can leach into your water (especially over time and after washing), we decided to ditch the plastic and upgrade to metal water bottles and haven’t looked back since. My personal favorite is the stainless steel Klean Kanteen — I have both the sport bottle and the larger container. A bunch of my friends own the very stylish and design-friendly, Sigg bottles which are also non-leaching. Nalgene has recently released a new line of bottles which are made of a safer plastic, but i’m already sold on the alternatives.
*sigh* I’ve been meaning to replace my polycarbonate bottle for some time now, and really my only excuse is just pure laziness. That and I feel guilty just throwing that old polycarb bottle away… but I guess if it isn’t healthy for me I’m not really helping anyone.
08/22/06 » 12:14 pm »
Can anyone think of a way to reuse our old Nalgenes? I also have about 7 or 8 that I’ve collected over the years (one is from 1993!) I feel bad throwing them out (they don’t recycle here) but have taken to carrying a glass Pelligrino bottle everywhere and just refilling it. Come on crafty people, what do we do with them???
08/22/06 » 12:35 pm »
We donated our old Nalgenes to Goodwill in the hopes that someone could use them.
08/22/06 » 1:53 pm »
I suppose you could use them to store non-edible things… if you’re a crafter you could keep buttons/small notions in them.
Maybe they’d make intersting planters or vases… maybe even some sort of light fixture.
08/23/06 » 2:40 pm »
Ann, you are so hip! Apparently everyone (and their kids) in Hollywood are using these Sigg bottles….. See Ecorazzi post at http://ecorazzi.groovygreen.com/?p=220
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