Klean Kanteen

Today I bought a Klean Kanteen. My mom and I bought a Pur Water Filtration System so we don't use bottled water anymore. Bottled water used to be a lot more convenient to just grab and go though, so I decided that I needed a nice water bottle that I could bring to work everyday. I talked to one of my co-workers about it and I told her that I was planning on buying a Nalgene bottle. She told me that I should not get one of those because they leach chemicals into the water and that I should get a stainless steal one. I asked her where they had those and she told me that they had some nice ones at Creative Kids Stuff. So I stopped by there today and picked one up. It's really nice and here's some of the features that I like about it:
- made from high quality food-grade stainless steal
- non-leaching and toxin free
- no inner lining, clean tasting
- reusable, 100% recyclable
- reduce landfill waste
- super durable, yet lightweight
- wide mouth fits ice cubes
- dishwasher friendly
They also come in 4 different sizes and different colors as well. I purchased a nice green one. It was only $20 too! Check out their website at: kleankanteen.com

Today I took the Break the Bottled Water Habit Pledge: "I pledge to Break the Bottled Water Habit by Thinking Outside the Bottle and using a reusable water bottle instead of buying bottled water. I also pledge to support the efforts of local officials to stop spending public funds on bottled water and prioritize strong public water systems over bottled water profits." You can take the pledge by going to http://water.newdream.org/

I also took the Think Outside the Bottle Pledge: "I pledge to Think Outside the Bottle, which means:
- Opting for public tap water over bottled water; and
- Supporting the efforts of local officials who prioritize strong public water systems over bottled water profits.
*Because water is a human right and not a commodity to be bought and sold for profit;
*Because bottled water corporations are changing the very way people think about water and undermining people's confidence in public water systems;
*Because up to 40% of bottled water in the U.S. and Canada is sourced from municipal tap water;
*Because some bottlers have run over communities' concerns and the environment when they extract water and build bottling plants to get local spring and ground water;
*Because bottled water travels many miles from the source, results in the burning of massive amounts of fossil fuels, and contributes to the billions of plastic bottles ending up in our landfills;
*Because worldwide there is a need for investments in public water systems to ensure equal access to water, a key ingredient for prosperity and health for all people; and
*Because solutions to ensuring water as a fundamental human right require people acting together and standing up for public water systems."
You can take the Think Outside the Bottle pledge by going to: http://www.thinkoutsidethebottle.org/