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Apr 22 2008

Help Support Our Environment With A Summer Must Have: CamelBak Bottles

Posted by: Natasha in Nutrition

Think about all of the plastic water bottles that we drink to keep our bodies hydrated throughout one week. I know that I for sure drink 64 ounces of water a day which equates to two 32oz bottles a day = 14 plastic bottles trashed per week. Now, for a month that equates to 56 bottles thrown away and for the year that’s 672 bottles. Holy cow!! What is that doing to our environment? Anyone have any clues?

Instead of picking up a bottle water I am looking to purchase a reusable bottle, however after reading shape mag and other articles I want one that is free of bisphenol A which is a chemical found in many plastic containers. What is Bisphenol A? Well according to, Toxic Nation, at evironmentaldefence.ca

Bisphenol A is primarily used to make polycarbonate plastic (recycling # 7) food and beverage containers, plastic food wrap, and epoxy resins that are used to line metal cans for foods, such as cans of soup. Bisphenol A can leach from these products as they age, to be subsequently ingested by people. Recent research has shown that this chemical is an estrogenic hormone disruptor that can cause reproductive damage and birth defects that may lead to prostate and breast cancer in adulthood.

I didn’t think nothing of it, but I have heard of cases like this more frequently, so now I more eager about getting a reusable bottle. One to help the environment and two for my health in the long run. The bottle that I came across was the CamelBak bottle that was featured in Shape magazine:

The features of this bottle are:

Made of Eastman Tritan™ copolyester, the bottle is completely BPA-free and is dishwasher safe
Tritan™ copolyester provides excellent impact resistance and is suitable for both warm and cold beverages
Bypass the potential hazards of drinking from wide openings—CamelBak’s Big Bite valve eliminates awkward drips and spills
Just bite and sip and the beverage flows through the valve—you don’t even need to tip the bottle to drink

This savvy bottles retails for $13, but if you are a shape reader, Shape is giving 50 shape readers the chance to win a CamelBak Better bottle. Click here to win. If you don’t win you can always got to rei.com to purchase this awesome bottle in any shade you hearts desire. Well I am off to try and win one of those bad boys and if I do I will post of pic.

Happy Earth day!!

Tags: earth day, camelbak better bottle, health nutrition, bispenol A