PLASTIC water bottles
Choosing a plastic water bottle is where you really need to open your eyes and be well informed. Bisphenol-A (or BPA for short) is a known endocrine disruptor and can be found in some plastics.
The best quality and safest plastic drink bottles are made from Tritan plastic. It's solid, can be clear or coloured, and does not contain BPA. It's also the best plastic type to not leach plastic taste in to your drinking water (which can happen with other BPA Free plastic water bottles).
# 5 polypropylene is another popular type of plastic to use, but it can stain and it can retain the taste of juice & liquids stored in them. Most lids on bpa free drink bottles are made from this type of plastic.
PRO's
- Lightweight
- Usually see-through
- Easy to clean
CON's
- Watch out for the safe types - Tritan, #5, #1.
- Check all #7's. Some are safe, some aren't. Don't use polycarbonate, it contains Bisphenol-A
FAVOURITE BRANDS
CAMELBAK
- Price range $16.95 to $39.95
- Size range 400ml to 1 litre
- Made from Tritan plastic
- Bite valve straw for fast water flow
- Camelbak stockists
- Buy Camelbak water bottles online
NATHAN SPORTS
- Price range $18.95 to $19.95
- Size range 500ml to 700ml
- Made from Tritan plastic
- Drinking straw for fast water flow
- Nathan Sports stockists
- Buy Nathan Sports water bottles online
THERMOS
- Price range $14.99
- Size range 710ml
- Made from Tritan plastic
Pour lid for fast water flow - Thermos stockists
- Buy Thermos plastic water bottles online
LOCK & LOCK
- Price range $6.00 to $13.00
- Size range 350ml to 700ml
- Tritan & polypropylene bottles available
- Quality budget range
- Lock & Lock stockists
- Buy Lock & Lock water bottles online
DECOR
- Price range tba
- Size range tba
- Polypropylene bottles available
- Quality budget range
- Decor water bottle stockists
- Buy Decor online
