Comments on: water issues…

By: janaki

janaki — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:19:33 +0000

That’s also better for your health anyway, and babys (and of course the environment). There’s that BSA or whatever that’s in plastic. Very dangerous!

By: mamaluxe

mamaluxe — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:45:19 +0000

Love it for older kids and adults–great idea! For my toddler, though, I think the SIGG is a good idea–since she occasionally tosses her cup to the ground.

Thanks for passing along the tip!

By: rjps

rjps — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:29:48 +0000

We reuse plastic Gatorade bottles. They are made from a sturdier plastic, so I put them through the dishwasher when they need it. Because of my Gatorade habit when I was pregnant, we have a collection of about 20 of them, and it is very rare that they are all dirty at the same time.

It does still expose us to plastic, but my 13 month old loves to play with the lids on them!

By: mamaof5

mamaof5 — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:21:41 +0000

a friend uses the organic juice glass juice bottles for water. They fit perfectly into the water bottle cozies. She also keeps the water next to her when the kids are at the park. LOL

Heather in Tucson

By: Sanity8080

Sanity8080 — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:42:03 +0000

My dh had a gatorade habit, so we have several gatorade bottles saved up. One of the ones with the swivel sport top, 2 of the qt size bottles, and about 12 of the pint size ones. My dh makes his tea in the qt ones, and I used to make juice in the small ones, but they are now the right size for dd (5½) to drink out of. Only problem is the size on them makes it impossible to find a sport top for them and dd is the one who really needs the sport top.

What I love is that the gatorade bottles are a thicker plastic and less likely to get deformed from being squished, because they don’t squish.

By: alisaterry

alisaterry — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:45:35 +0000

This is what my DH and I call a “Duh!” moment. I was lamenting that some of those metal water bottles aren’t any healthier than plastic because they’re lined with aluminum. It didn’t occur to me to use glass! Duh!

By: typeogirl999

typeogirl999 — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:43:11 +0000

Good idea! We use reusable plastic sports bottles that never really wear out, so we’ve had them forever.

By: KMurr

KMurr — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:03:06 +0000

To learn about the safest plastics to re-use (and ones never to re-use, like #1’s) go to Greenguide.com. Great information and articles on all things green! Number 2 bottles, like the ones from Odwalla juices, are fine to re-use, and they’re a great size.

By: KMurr

KMurr — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:04:52 +0000

Oh, and please be careful which ones you wash in the dishwasher, as many plastics begin to leach dioxins and other nasties when washed in hot water!

I love the glass bottle-in-a-sock idea. Love it!

By: Persephone

Persephone — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:15:08 +0000

I agree completely with the DUH comment. How completely simple and obvious! And the sock thing is pure genius. I know what we’ll be using now… Thanks, Hathor!

By: mama

mama — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:37:23 +0000

I started to use glass jars very recent for drinking water. My toddler loves to try to put the top on and off; it sure requires more ” work” to supervise, but it’s so much healthy in so many ways!. Totally agree wit you Hathor.

By: analisa_roche

analisa_roche — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:56:58 +0000

The whole plastic thing has been bothering me a lot lately. I never knew about that area in the ocean, but I had read about how plastic never goes away, it just gets into smaller and smaller pieces and gets eaten by fish and lodged in their stomachs, etc. I bought some SIGG bottles and a Kleen Kanteen for my toddler, but they are expensive when there are other good options that I’ve already paid for, like salsa jars! And then we’ve heard so much lately about pthalates and Bisphenol A, ugh, I just want to phase out all the plastic. My husband is a chemist and he won’t heat the kids’ food in the microwave on plastic plates for the same reasons.