30 Minutes on the Treadmill, a Lifetime in a Landfill

I personally LOVE the Siggwater bottles. Everyone in my family has at least two. They are made in Switzerland (my watch fanatic husband loves that!) out of stainless steel and can be reused over and over again. The bottles have fun designs for kids and adults, and a variety of tops depending on your needs. My daughter even has one with a glow-in-the-dark cover for the mouthpiece. You can purchase special cleaning tablets and a brush that won’t scrape off the inner coating, but most of the time I just rinse them out with soap and water. (Of course, we only put water in ours, so you may need the additional cleaning supplies for other types of beverages.)

Klean Kanteen is another popular brand of stainless steel bottles. For a large selection of both brands, as well as others, you can also visit ReusableBags.com.  If you must use plastic bottles, go for the hard plastic type. The chemicals used in the hard plastic is less likely to leach the bad stuff.

And if I have failed to convert you at this point, at least bring your plastic bottle home and recycle it instead of throwing it away. Because it WILL spend a lifetime and more in the landfill if you just toss it.