We did a phone interview with The West Australian West Weekend Magazine a couple of days ago about the benefits of choosing stainless steel water bottles. It was quite the lengthly discussion, and since we never know how much of it’s going to end up in print, I thought I’d throw out some of the highlights here.
- Plastic bottles with BPA in them can damage your health, as BPA is an endocrine disruptor and can cause hormonal imbalances in the body.
- It takes 10 litres to make a 1 litre disposable plastic bottle
- 200ml of oil goes in to the production of a 600ml disposable plastic bottle
- In America alone, 1,500 disposable plastic bottles are thrown away every minute.
There’s plenty of chatter about the health issues with plastic, and to be honest, any researcher could find dozens of stories saying BPA is dangerous and just as many saying it’s a load of rubbish. The debate is still quite divided, so we played up the cost of buying bottled water and the environmental impacts bottled water has on the planet, neither of which can be disputed.
The purchase of a stainless steel water bottle only takes the average person between 1 & 3 weeks of replaced bottled water purchasing to break even (since most bottles range between about $16 – $50), so it’s really not a tough call to stop buying bottled water.
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Want a FREE water bottle worth $17.50? Site sponsor Shop Naturally have a Buy 5 & Get 1 FREE offer at the moment. Buy any 5 Cheeki water bottles and get a free 400ml stainless steel bpa free silver drink bottle free. Bargain! Click on the logo for more details.
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Klean Kanteen USA have just launched a whole new colour range of their classic stainless steel water bottles. There are 8 new bright & vibrant colours in their range. A handful of the old colours are being phased out, so if there’s an old colour you just love, contact site sponsor Shop Naturally to find out if it’s still going to be available.
The new Klean Kanteen colours will be introduced in to the stock at Shop Naturally over the coming few weeks. Please contact them for any special requests as they are more than happy to include that colour in their next stock order for you.
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We received a newsletter from World Vision today. Not only does Shop Naturally sponsor a child, but we also give a monthly donation to World Visions ‘Water = Health = Life’ campaign. In Australia, we take for granted being able to turn on a tap to fill up a water bottle. Even without a water filter on it, the water is clean and safe to drink.
The newsletter had a link to a really interesting video. A 14 year old girl from Uganda vs an adult female from Australia. Their challenge? To pick up a 20 litre container of water and carry it. Anyaka from Uganda easily flips the bottle up on to her shoulder. The Aussie, not so lucky! This may have something to do with the fact that to get water, the Aussie turns on a tap, Anyaka spends hours each day carrying water to ensure her families survival.
Please consider making a donation to World Visions ‘Water = Health = Life’ campaign. Even if it’s only a small donation, every bit helps. We have set ourselves our own challenge – when we reach #1 in Google for the phrases ‘water bottles’ and ‘water bottle’, we will be putting together a major water bottle promotion with some of the world’s leading water bottle manufacturers to sponsor an entire well so little girls like Anyaka don’t have to spend hours of their day carrying something we take for granted and waste on a daily basis.
Author: Shop Naturally Proprietor – Joanne Musgrave
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This month, win the Ultimate Picnic Pack worth $239 from Shop Naturally. Free entry to everyone, click on the image below to enter.
If you want to check out the prizes, here’s a list of everything in the pack and links to check them out. 1) a Lock & Lock 7 piece cooler bag set, 2) Ecococoon Stainless Steel Cups, 3) 1.2 litre 24 hour Thermos Flask, 4) ECOtanka 2 litre Stainless Steel Water Bottle and 5) a Built NY Goumet Hamper Lunch Bag.
Competition ends 31st March and winners will be announced in the Shop Naturally newsletter early April. Good luck everyone! As seen on Buckscoop and several other competition websites on the web.
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