January 18, 2007

Bottled Up

You probably go through dozens of juice and milk boxes each week. Convenient, yes, but not so good for Mother Earth – especially when you add in all the disposable diapers you're already contributing to landfills. But thirsty kids want what they want, and your ordinary water bottles hold little interest beyond tipping the contents all over their shirts.

What you need is a kid-friendly, environmentally responsible bottle that you can fill with their favorite drink and take along wherever you go. Swiss bottle maker Sigg, whose sleek aluminum water bottles have become cult favorites in Europe, now offers a line for kids. They're unbreakable and leak proof, with an inner coating that prevents "taste transfer" so you can switch between apple juice and chocolate milk without mixing flavors. While plastic bottles last forever leaching chemicals into the environment, Sigg bottles are reusable and recyclable. And of course, they're incredibly cute, with colors and graphics to keep kids amused – think dots, stripes and favorite characters like Mickey Mouse and Hello Kitty.

Not just eco-friendly, these bottles are economical too – no more tossing untouched juice boxes into the playground bin. And since you fill them up at home, you can control exactly how sweet you want your kid's grape juice to be.

Turns out, it can be convenient to live green.

For more info, go to sigg.com. Available online at onlinefitness.com and swissbottle.com.