Glass Water Bottles

In our house, Richard and I stopped buying plastic water bottles almost ten years ago in an effort to go greener and healthier. I couldn’t stomach the amount of plastic bottles we were going through and got nervous when I would see bubbles at the top of my bottles that had been left in the car. With emerging information about the potential release of carcinogens in plastic bottles that have been exposed to heat, it was very clear that we had to make a change.

But for me, a glass of water by the bed or a Nalgene bottle wasn’t going to cut it. I wanted a water bottle that I could throw in my bag without worry and open next to my bed. Klean Kanteen may have been around at the time, but wasn’t on my radar, so after a bit of research, I settled on glass.

I use the Boston Round 8 and 16 oz glass bottles from Specialty Bottle – I get them in clear but they’re also pretty cool in amber or blue. For larger ones that are also thicker and don’t break as easily if dropped, I buy Lorina lemonade, wash the bottles and take off the sticker.

To fill them up, I use Glacier Water, which can be purchased in the front of most markets. Glacier does offer BPA free plastic water bottles, but I prefer buying these three and five gallon glass ones to fill up. Another good option (though much pricier) is Mountain Valley. Once I fill them up, I leave some at room temperature and others in the fridge. When empty, they go in the dishwasher and then I fill them back up and start over. XXJKE