What Type of Reusable Water Bottle Is Best?
Most of us are doing well just to get in our eight glasses a day. But if you care about both your health and the environment, you need to know the facts about the water bottles that keep your H20 close at hand all day. Environmental concerns are beginning to trump convenience when it comes to single-use plastic water bottles. With more consumers becoming eco-conscious, consumption of bottled water fell nearly 4 percent during 2007, according to Beverage Marketing Group, as people reach for their reusable water bottles. But concerns about the toxin BPA in reusable plastic bottles has added to consumer confusion about which kind of reusable water bottle is safest. Here’s a guide to help you weigh your options. What’s wrong with reusable plastic water bottles? Reusable plastic bottles have been in the hot seat since several studies indicated that bottles made with a manmade hardening chemical called bisphenol A, or BPA, long used to make polycarbonate bottles, could leach into water in lo
