Remember the days when you were a child. Running through the sprinkler on hot summer days, asking for a dollar for the ice cream truck, and rolling around in the grass claiming the earth as she hugged you. After hours of playing in the dirt and sun, our parents would hose us down and we would drink the beautiful water as it sparkled in the sun. What happened to that water?
Over the years, we were told that the same water we used to drink out of the tap and hose was no longer clean. Was that true? Is that true? No. In fact, we have some of the cleanest drinking tap water in the world. The water bottle industry spent millions of dollars in advertising campaigns to convince us otherwise. They told us that bottled water was cleaner. That it tasted better.
The truth is plastic bottles can make us sick and kill the earth. Plastic when exposed to certain temperatures releases potentially harmful chemicals. Also, plastic bottles pile up as mountains of waste. Of course you can recycle but the energy and supplies it takes to make these bottles is unnecessary. I can see the need for plastic water being used in countries with filthy water. But here in the states? Ridiculous!
I've been looking for some nice glass water bottles for awhile now. Some of my favorite designs are from companies such as Voss, KOR, and just recently I came across Faucet Face. I fell in love with one of their bottles. The price at first seemed a little high but with the money I would be saving from using a glass bottle (estimated $334 a year), the environment I would helping, and the small percentage that goes to charity, I thought it was worth it.
I encourage you to stop buying plastic bottles and invest in a glass bottle that you will enjoy carrying around and drinking out of! I know I have :)
The next time we're working or playing outside on a lovely hot summer day and thirst creeps up on us, I'll just turn on the hose and we can enjoy a quick yummy, cool stream of hose water.
Faucet Face: http://faucetface.com/
One of the three bottle designs available.
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