More Water News…
Did you know??
40 million plastic bottles are trashed or became litter every day.
How can you help?
Use a reusable (and oh-so-fashionable) SIGG Bottle to carry your water.
What is a SIGG bottle, you ask? They are one piece aluminum construction bottles that you reuse over and over to hold your water or other liquid. They come in several sizes (Flask, 0.6 L, 1.0 L and even 1.5 L). They don’t leach like other plastic bottles do. They don’t contribute to the solid waste problem, and should you decide you don’t want it anymore, they are 100% recyclable. (Whee!)
The following quote taken from the SIGG website:
“The EPA strictly regulates the quality of tap water and according to the NRDC, bottled water is neither purer nor safer than tap water in most communities. In fact, many of the leading bottled water brands (Aquafina, Dasani, etc.) are sourced from municipal tap water. Assuming you drink 1 liter per day, you’d spend $500-$1,000 in bottled water a year. Many SIGG bottles are still being used 10-20 years after they are purchased – so you get good bang for your buck!”
Also, of note, today is the last day to enter the SIGG “What’s your Eco-Style” Bottle Design Contest. If you win, your design will be featured on a SIGG bottle, and you’ll receive 100 of your very own to give away to friends and family.
I own two personally. I really like them. I even made my own carrying case/holder for them. I’m planning on creating some in the proper colors to match the bottles.
And as a follow-up to yesterday’s post….
From Treehugger…. Personal Rainwater Harvesting
recycle, reuse, plastic bottles, SIGG, bottled water, rainwater
June 1st, 2007 at 6:44 pm
I need to get one of those! I buy bottles of water and reuse them for a few days and then replace with another fresh bottled water. Maybe I should go this route.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
The SIGG looks great. I really want to get one - I used to use a plastic refillable bottle, but the leaching issues bother me. And despite whatever gains we make with plastic recycling, I still prefer not to buy things packaged in plastic. I hope people start to encourage good and long-lasting design over thoughtless convenience.
and I’m loving your blog!