Tree Hugger recently highlighted a new collapsible bottle by Aquatina, praising its environmental friendliness and non-toxic status. I saw several comments from readers wondering why in the world anyone would be excited about yet another collapsible bottle. What they don’t realize is that many collapsible water bottles violate one of the rules of avoiding toxic [...]
Question: “Hi, I just bought a Keurig coffee maker and the K-cups (which are filled with enough coffee to make one cup) are made of an unknown plastic. Boiling hot water is sent into a filter in the K-cup to make the coffee. Do you know if the plastic they use is safe?” Answer: We [...]
In honor of World Water Week, we’re taking a moment to focus on America’s absurd overuse of disposable bottled water in the name of convenience and supposed better health. As Food and Water Watch points out, bottled water is not safer than tap water, it creates mountains of garbage and causes other major environmental problems, [...]
The folks at Life Factory just introduced a unique glass water bottle created especially for adults on the go. But let’s be honest, I’m kind of a stainless steel girl. So when they first arrived in our warehouse I gave them a perfunctory look, but I really thought this would be a product for someone [...]
Bloggers everywhere are singing the praises of the BPA-free Soda Stream and how it makes the perfect alternative to other more toxic soda containers. But is that really the case? My Investigation I started the ball rolling with a call to the manufacturer. Their products are clearly labeled as BPA-free, which is usually a good [...]
This is one of the most common requests we hear from our customers and blog readers. So far, the answer is straightforward – there are no USA made stainless steel bottles at this time. We have a great discussion going on this topic in the comments section of our Thinksport article, where you’ll see many bottles [...]
The following is a guest post from Tom Larson, President of GreenSmart. Tom serves as a Board Member of the Alumni Association of the College of Natural Resources at U.C. Berkeley, where he earned his B.S. in Conservation of Natural Resources. He spent his immediate years after graduation in the energy management industry serving on [...]
In a shocking interview released today, Fred Vom Saal, professor of biology at the Universty of Missouri, told The Star that he believes the company-sponsored test of the SIGG metal bottles was a sham. That test measured the presence of the toxic chemical in parts per billion, he said, while the current standard is parts per trillion – one thousand [...]
I think we’ve just experienced the greatest greenwashing this side of the moon. SIGG’s laid-back announcement about the “mere presence of BPA” in the lining of their pre-August 2008 aluminum bottles has generated a firestorm – and it’s not all on the consumer side of things either. Now the big question is, will SIGG be [...]
