When you buy one liter of bottle water, you are actually causing 6 liters of water to be used - 1 to fill the bottle and 5 to cool the plastic which holds the water. The bottle itself is made out of petroleum and requires energy in its manufacturing. Imagine if you could stop the wasting of all of these non-renewable resources? You can - by switching to reusable aluminum or plastic bottles.
When deciding to switch from plastic disposable bottles to something more environmentally friendly, there are a lot of nice choices to select from - SIGG, Klean Kanteen, Nalgene, New Wave Enviro, Foogo (Thermos' kids' bottles), etc. We decided to go with Klean Kanteen (http://www.kleankanteen.com/) due to cost (just $15.90 for a 27 fl oz bottle on Amazon) and easy cleaning (top rack dishwasher safe). SIGG bottles have such a narrow opening that they must be handwashed and cost between $19 to $20 for a 1-Liter bottle (33.8 fl oz). Plus, we like Klean Kanteen's simple design - just 100% stainless steel, which can be recycled if needed. We bought the 18 fl oz bottles for our daughter, with the sippy spouts and adaptors. She loves them, because now she's drinking out of water bottles just like Mom & Dad.
We still get Deer Park delivery water (we like having water stored in our house just in case anything should happen to our water supply), but you could also switch from delivery water to using muncipal water with a water filter - either facuet mounted or as part of a pitcher you store in your refrigerator. At a minimum, think about investing in some environmentally-friendly water bottles - this little change can go a long way to helping the environment.
Take Care,
Kara
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