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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We just read a really interesting article at Hoax Slayer about the dangers of leaving plastic bottles filled with water in your car in the sun on a hot day. Experiments were done and the magnification of the heat through the water and the clear plastic disposable bottle left marks in the car’s upholstery in 7 SECONDS!
READ THE FULL ARTICLE
Whether or not you can actually start a fire in your car this way we really don’t know, but if you can damage the upholstery, here’s yet another reason to avoid storing clear disposable plastic water bottles in the car.
Safe alternatives should include:-
- Stainless Steel Drink Bottles (either single wall or double wall), or
- BPA Free Plastic Water Bottles that are opaque in colour
Visit BPA Free Water Bottles for Australia’s largest range of both stainless steel and bpa free plastic water bottle options.
The full range of Nathan Stainless Steel & Nathan Tritan Plastic Water Bottles can be purchased from selected quality sporting & adventure stores nationally. Visit Everest Sports to find your nearest retailer or purchase Nathan Water Bottles online from Shop Naturally.
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Our sponsor Shop Naturally is giving away 12 Earthlust Stainless Steel Water Bottles in February ‘10 in their monthly competition. Click on the image below to enter the competition.
Earthlust Water Bottles
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We are frequently asked where various brands of Stainless Steel Drink Bottles are made. The short answer is all the best brands are made in China. Site sponsor Shop Naturally spent an extensive amount of time sourcing water bottles and was unable to find any manufactured locally. While all the brands they stock are manufactured in China, only reputable brands were chosen who displayed information about choosing ethical manufacturers. Here is a list of the 7 major brands stocked, the country of origin & also the country where the company is located – for those who want to want to keep their dollars as close to home as possible.
Water Bottle origin information supplied courtesy of site sponsor Shop Naturally
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Storing water in a stainless steel water bottle is a great & safe alternative to throw away plastic bottles, but if you leave stagnant water in the bottles and don’t rinse or clean them out, they will get mouldy and start growing things you don’t want to drink!! Here’s some handy tips for taking care of your stainless steel drink bottle.
- Regularly remove the sports cap (or screw cap) and rinse it in warm soapy water. Ideally you will do this daily. It can go in the dishwasher if the manufacturer says it’s dishwasher safe. A lot of the nasties are lurking in your sports cap.
- At the end of each day, empty the bottle, give it a quick rinse with water and let it stand upside down to dry on your dish rack. Especially important if it’s a kids bottle that gets taken to school every day.
- Once a week, wash with warm soapy water. If your bottle is dishwasher safe, put it on the top rack of the dishwasher. Be aware though that a lot of bottles aren’t dishwasher safe and we have heard reports of paint jobs on some cheap dodgy bottles peel away completely or start to chip and fade after dishwasher usage.
- For stubborn & grotty stains that have been let to fester, get some bi-carb soda (the wonder powder) and some warm water and let the bottle soak for a while. Scrub the inside of the bottle with a bottle brush to remove any stubborn marks. Remember, stainless steel bottles are just pure stainless steel, there’s no plastic liner to scratch. Use a bit of elbow grease if you have to!!
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THE SHORT ANSWER
Some are safe, some aren’t.
WHY IS THAT?
The number 7 on a plastic bottle doesn’t indicate one type of plastics, it indicates a group of plastics. Some number 7 products are BPA Free and perfectly safe, some aren’t.
HOW DO I KNOW WHICH NUMBER 7 PRODUCTS ARE SAFE?
The only way to know for sure is to ask your retailer or contact the manufacturer directly. At Shop Naturally, Australia’s largest online retailer of BPA Free Bottles, the hard work has been taken out of the equation.
All the water bottles for sale, whether they’re Stainless Steel Water Bottles or Plastic Water Bottles, they’re all 100% BPA Free and safe to use, whether the packaging is marked that way or not.
The following brands of water bottles are sold at Shop Naturally and all BPA Free. We have also included the links to the official websites of each brand to help you do some independant research.
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