It was discovered that Sigg water bottles made previous to August 2008 were lined with an epoxy that had trace amounts of BPA. An ingredient that most people chose a metal bottle to avoid.
The Sigg water bottle debacle made me think about green washing and how we make choices.
We never felt confident enough about the Sigg coating to put the bottles on our site, and have yet to find a best choice reusable water bottle to offer. But, if they hadn't hidden the truth about Bisphenol being the coating inside Sigg water bottles it still would have been a good choice when you hold it up against a daily collection of one-use water bottles. Any reusable beats a one use, especially for a product that is consumable many times a day.
Every day we make choices and sometimes the perfect choice hasn't been created or is unaffordable. We have to take heart that better choices are on the horizon and that we will make a more positive choice when they become available.
If you have a Sigg water bottle made before August 2008 that has the coating with BPA the company will voluntarily exchange your old bottle until Oct. 31. Find details at mysigg.com/bulletin
I am still lugging around my glass container which has it's own drawbacks and dangers.
Source Treehugger.com|Chicago Tribune
Blair got me a stainless steel water bottle. It's really nice and doesn't have any coating on the inside.
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