| Last week, a commentator on the radio was discussing the enormous amount of landfill space being taken up by plastic water bottles. Not only that, it turns out huge amounts of energy are required to produce the plastic, and then transport the bottled water to stores. (By the way, if you've only seen the movie version of An Inconvenient Truth, invest in the book. It has tons of information that didn't make it into the movie, including a section on plastic water bottles.)
For the past several months, I had been refilling my water bottles two or three times before putting them in the recycling bin. But then I read this and discovered why that wasn't such a great idea. In fact, as it turns out drinking water from plastic bottles is not a very healthy thing to do. So I started looking for alternatives. And found some terrific refillable water bottles from Kleen Kanteen at www.reusablebags.com. When the bottles come next week and I have a chance to take one out for a spin, I'll provide more details.
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