Just in time for summer, we’re happy to introduce our newest product:the BeGreen Kanteen. In partnership with Klean Kanteen, we can now offer a safe and affordable way to break the plastic bottle habit. The BeGreen Kanteen is made out of high quality food grade 18/8 stainless steel, which doesn’t leach toxins like Bisphenol-A into liquids. As well as being reusable and recyclable, the BeGreen Kanteen is lightweight, dishwasher friendly, and carries a full 18 oz. of your favorite drink.
Of course, we wouldn’t be adding this to the BeGreen store if it didn’t have major environmental credibility. The Earth Policy Institute noted in 2006 that Americans drink about 90 liters of bottled water annually, which works out to approximately 180 half liter single use bottles. These are made from PETE, better known as plastic #1, which requires petroleum to manufacture. In fact, about 1.5 million barrels of oil each year go toward meeting America’s demand for single-use plastic water bottles.
Wait a minute – you can recycle plastic #1, right? Right. But only about 15% of plastic water bottles are ever recycled, which means the rest go into landfills where they take over 1,000 years to break down. And by break down, we really mean disintegrate into tiny pieces that simply mix in with soil.
For all the popularity of bottled water in the U.S., you would think it’s superior in quality to tap water. Turns out, it’s just the opposite. The US EPA has higher water quality standards for our tap water than the FDA has for bottled water. And, about 40% of all bottled water begins as tap water and simply has a few minerals added – including Dasani and Aquafina. Not to mention that bottled water costs up to 10,000 times more that tap water.
When you purchase a BeGreen Kanteen and fill it with tap water, you’re getting hydrated in a safe, eco-friendly, and economical way.
Posted on June 10th, 2009
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