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Bust your bottle habit
Water bottles, vitamin waters, bottled teas – all sound good and healthful, but all foster waste. Today, challenge yourself to go cold turkey on single-use bottles, period. Some ideas for making the change: • Invest in a filtration system at home and use tap water. • Purchase a few reusable bottles in safe materials like stainless or lined metals. • Make your own “fancy” water by adding cucumber, lemon or orange wedges, or herbal infusions. • Before you go to bed, prepare your water for the next day and place it where you won’t forget it.
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Okay, I get it with the bottle thing but there was a study done by some researcher that said reusing the plastic bottles was a health hazard. Solution: Buy on of those water bottles like the ones that came on bicycles a few years ago. They have them at the dollar stores here in NC and they last FOREVER!
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Use a brita filter at home and a stainless steel bottle at work/hiking. I think twice now about buying bottled drinks.
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This is an easy challenge for me. I’ve been reusing the same water bottle for over 5 months now. I wash it in the dishwasher to disinfect it, I bought one for my husband for work with his lunch, & my 10 year old son brings a smaller reusable bottle to school for snack time full of water. An easy challenge that we can all do successfully!!
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Ok, so i admit that i bought a one time use plastic bottle but i’ve been re-usung it all week. It seems like everyone recommends a stainless steel bottle … that will be my next purchase. I think this is a good challenge =)
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The Klean Kanteen – stainless steel bottle is the best. It is available in different sizes and with different caps. I use the sports cap when I am at the gym. Otherwise, I just use the regular screw on cap. Saves on those nasty plastic bottles!!! Can purchase direct or through distributors!! Try them!!!
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I have been using reusable stainless bottles and tap water for some time now. I also ask for water with lemon when at a restaurant. It is very refreshing. Today I am going to add tangerine to my water.
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I keep my own bottle at my desk at work that I refill at the water cooler each time. Also, send re-useable bottles to school with my kids.
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I have 2 bottles that I rotate and refill all day long. I can’t say that I’ve never purchased bottled water, but I prefer to use my own bottle and refil.
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