Safe Water Bottles

SafeWaterBottles.com is a place where visitors can quickly learn the facts about unsafe plastic water bottles and learn about healthy alternatives.

You may have caught wind of some of the controversy surrounding Bisphenol-A, or BPA, and its use in plastic water bottles. Water stored in bottles containing BPA can leach this potentially hazardous chemical from the plastic. Heat causes BPA to leach into liquids at a faster rate, and just think, many baby bottles are made from such plastics!

When you’ve bought water, soda, or juice at a gas station or grocery store, chances are those plastic bottles contained Polyethylene Terephthalate, or PET. After repeated use, these bottles will sometimes release DEHP (Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate)—a possible carcinogen—into liquids. The materials used in disposable plastic bottles can also promote the growth of bacteria.
 

Luckily, reusable, safe water bottles made from metal, BPA-free polycarbonate, and glass pose none of the health concerns associated with these chemicals. Each type of bottle comes with distinct advantages, including durability, insulation, and value, and well-known brands like Sigg, Klean Kanteen, and Nalgene offer bottles in many different sizes, colors, and patterns.

You don’t, however, have to buy on the basis of name alone. Taking the time to educate yourself on this site will help you choose a bottle that will accommodate your needs, such as cycling or backpacking. Metal water bottles using stainless steel, for example, are sleek and stylish and don’t retain tastes from one use to the next, not to mention that reusing your safe water bottles means that less trash ends up in landfills.

Read some of our articles and blog posts for more in-depth information on the health benefits of safe water bottles, or follow the links to purchase one today.