I officially switched over to a Sigg Reuseable water bottle over a year ago. I use to drink plastic bottle waters like you wouldn’t believe. In a week, it wouldn’t be unusual for me to go through at least a case of 24. How could you not love them? They’re convenient to bring around, easy to throw away or recycle and they’re cheap!
One day last year when I realized I didn’t throw away my recycling bin and it had been accumulating for over 2 weeks, I took a look and was shocked to see so many empty plastic water bottles. I decided then and there that I would switch over to a reusable water bottle. After research on Amazon.com (greatest site ever), I went with the Sigg over the imitation brands and more established brands like Kleen Kanteen.
Sigg Bottle
Fact:
- I’ve probably saved at least 500 - 1000 water bottles since that time.
- That equates to about $300 savings in one year span. The Sigg cost about $20 shipped.
- 86% of water bottles take up to 1000 years to biodegrade
- Producing, packaging and transporting a liter of bottled water requires between 1,100 and 2,000 times more energy on average than treating and delivering the same amount of tap water
- When plastic bottles get heated in the sun, you might be drinking harmful toxins.
- As a rule of thumb, scientists say that you can fill a PET bottle ¼ of the way with oil to symbolize how much energy goes into every bottle.
Now, I don’t know what 1000 bottles stacked together looks like, but I imagine something like this:
Water Bottle waste in landfill
In conclusion, save yourself some money and do something good for the earth.
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This post was written by Jay on August 21, 2009
