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Water Bottle Filter

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

As you look through some of the filters offered by manufacturers in the portable water filter market, you will find a wide range of different styles and more importantly, qualities of filters. Make sure you check carefully the documentation that the filter manufacturer provides relating to the type of filter and the test results. If you are provided with test results on your filter, you must make sure that these tests were performed by EPA-approved labs in the United States. If the tests were performed on the water filter outside the US (Mexico, Canada, South Africa) then the test results are worthless. Outside the US, it is very simple to pay a company to give you the “test results” you want. In the US, our regulations are much more difficult to fake.

When you are looking at your water bottle filter, make sure that you take these kinds of things into account when you are looking.

Go Green – Water Bottle Filter

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Every day, there is more and more call for individuals and companies to “Go Green.” The first thing everybody thinks about is eliminating the waste, especially plastic water bottles. The Go Green campaign has already made a dent in the amount of plastic bottles we are sending to landfills every day! Using a re-usable water bottle or a water bottle filter is the best way to get started. A portable water filter is simply a device that allows you to fill up your bottle with regular tap water and will filter the chlorine, bad taste, odor problems, and even lead and mercury from the water. Save money and go green all at the same time! Whatever you do, make sure you are taking every step possible to help the environment as we all have to live here every day.

Five Ways To Go More Green

Friday, July 18th, 2008

1. Ease up on the meat

DID YOU KNOW to produce 1 kilogram of boneless beef it takes 6.5 kilograms of grain, 36 kilograms of roughage (coarse grains and pasture), and 155 litres of drinking water.  A vegetarian diet has been calculated to require only 300 gallons of water per day, while a meat eating diet requires 4,000 gallons per day. Can imageine that you save more water by not eating a pound of beef than you do by not showering for an entire year. Do you part and eat more Chicken!

2. Get a water filter bottle

Starting with just one person, the effect of reducing the number of plastic bottles being thrown away can be amazing. Do your part by getting a portable water filter or water bottle filter for everyday use. Water Filters are good for you and save the environment. 

3. Start with a good green design

Custom building a house? Talk with your architect and plumb it for greywater recovery. Greywater recovery uses separate pipes from the toilets and the rest of the house. Redesign the roof to collect, mitigate, or filter runoff water. The water can be directed to big cisterns that can hold enough water to last through the entire summer. Choose permeable paving to allow water to soak through to the ground instead of it washing away. Want to really go extra green in this new construction, consider filtering grey (or even black) water with natural plants and other organisms. Lastly, landscape for your climate. If you live in the desert don’t plant grass because it will require too much water and will create a non-green situation.

4. Get involved

in Africa and Asia approximately half of the population has no access whatsoever to clean water. It has been reported that every 10 seconds a child dies because of dirty water. Estimates have shown 4 million children under five die every year due to water-born diseases (like cryptosporidium, giardia, etc). Over 1.1 billion children have no clean water nearby their homes. Many children in third-world countries share the same water they use to drink, cook and bathe with their livestock animals. You don’t have to be an actor to get involved, but here is an example: Matt Damon set up H2OAfrica after he “saw firsthand the effects of one of the largest public health issues of our time, the world water crisis which is at its worst in Africa.” Even churches are starting campaigns to control the spread of bottled water.

5. Location

We may find that many of water sources are going to disappear in the near future. We should be looking to live in areas of the world that can easily sustain us with out the artificial means in which we heavily rely upon.

** Think about these 5 things and do what you can to go greener than just plain green.

Water Bottle Filters

Monday, June 9th, 2008

We all know that tap water is bad.  It smells it is harsh on our outer appearance and also the inner side of the bodies.  Tap water has chlorine, to parasites, to lead, and all kinds of contaminants.  It has been researched there are over 2,200 contaminants in tap water.  Yuck all that is going straight into our body.  And we thought water was good for us well not tap water.  But what is an easy convenient and cost efficient way to drink water but not the harmful contaminants with it?  Well there is a solution!  It is called a water bottle filter.  Basically what you do it put tap water in you water bottle from the sink to the water fountain at the park.  Put the top on and while you squeeze the water out of the spout the filter attached to the top will filter out all of the contaminants and smells.  You can take this sports water bottled filter anywhere and use it.  It is easy to use and doesn’t take up much room.  To where if you drink bottled water you have to stop buy it and then go on your way.  Then later you will have to dispose of the bottle, which is not good for the planet.  After that you might be thirsty again and have to go through that whole process again.  While if you had the water bottle filter you can refill as you go. Not buying lots of bottled water and not throwing away the bottles.  So when using a sports water bottle filter you save in the pockets well helping the planet that we live on and of course getting fresh water every time

A Healthier You!

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

The day you choose to purchase and use a filtered water bottle will be the day you decide to improve your health. Now you are probably wondering how a filtered water bottle can improve your health. Believe it or not, the average person does not drink the recommended daily allowance of eight 8oz glasses of water.

Surveys show the three primary reasons people do not reach this minimum for daily water intake is because the water tastes bad, smells bad, or has too much chlorine. You may be thinking that is the reason for bottled water; however, people do not get their total amount of water intake necessary throughout the day from bottled water because it is often too expensive.

The simple solution to these problems can be found in a bottle with a filter attached to the cap. Filtered water bottles are very easy to use, affordable, and environmentally friendly. You are sure to drink more water when it is readily available no matter where you go, not to mention the fact that you will never worry about bad smells, bad tastes, or too much chlorine. A healthier you is right around the corner! Start drinking filtered water from you very own filtered bottle TODAY!

Go Green Today!

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

It is estimated that about 60 million plastic bottles are thrown away every day! Yes, that’s every day!

Almost all of these bottles, as you can imagine, are from water bottles. Consumers are craving clean, fresh water wherever they go and are thus using these plastic water bottles at an ever-increasing rate every day. Even with the new “Go Green” campaign that is sweeping the US and Canada, the number of bottles poured into our environment is still way too high.

What can you do? Go Green is really the only answer. You have to be conscious of everything that you do and everything that you consume. Make sure that the products you use are as environmentally friendly as possible. If you are using a product, make sure that you are using it as green as possible.

The main item people can cut down on immediately is bottled water. Cutting the plastic bottle waste down would go a great deal in helping the landfills and energy consumption in the country. Make sure you are using water filter bottles wherever you go instead of buying bottled water. These specially designed bottles have a filter built into the bottle that will actually filter water as you drink. They are designed to be reused for years and years, thus saving millions of trash bottles every day. Such a simple idea can make a huge difference.

Start your Go Green campaign today, get a water bottle filter and cut down on that waste.

FDA Bottled Water Exemptions

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

FDA’s rules exempt many forms of what most of us would consider bottled water from its definition of “bottled water,” and therefore, according to FDA, exempts them from all of FDA’s specific standards for bottled water testing and contamination. If the product is declared on the bottle ingredient label simply as “water,” or as “carbonated water,” “disinfected water,” “filtered water,” “seltzer water,” “soda water,” “sparkling water,” or “tonic water,” it is not considered “bottled water” by FDA. FDA says it exempted these waters because they are “not understood by the public to be bottled water.”  What is covered by FDA’s rules? FDA says it regulates products labeled as “spring water,” “mineral water,” “drinking water,” “bottled water,” “purified water,” “distilled water,” and a few other specific categories of bottled water — creating enormous confusion for any consumer seeking to figure out whether FDA rules apply or do not apply to a specific water on the grocery store shelf. 

Most consumers would agree that water in a bottle listed on the ingredient label as “water” or “sparkling water”  should be exempted from the specific health-protection standards that cover any other bottled water. California and some other states have chosen a different course than FDA and regulate all water that comes in bottles likely to be ingested by people as bottled water. We support this approach and recommend that FDA revise its rules to cover all water intended for drinking or culinary purposes that is likely to be ingested by people and that comes in a bottle, as California and some other states have done. 

Industry data indicate that these waters that FDA exempts from the definition of bottled water represent a significant chunk of the overall bottled water industry. For example, a report in the beverage-industry trade press noted that in 1996 there were more than 152 million cases of sparkling water sold in the United States. This of course does not include many nonsparkling exempted waters such as “filtered water” or “disinfected water.” 

For these “non-bottled water” bottled waters, FDA officials have said the specific FDA contamination standards and water-quality testing requirements, as well as the specific bottled water good-manufacturing-practice rules for bottled water, are not applicable.  Thus, no contamination monitoring is specifically required, and only a vague narrative standard applies, according to FDA, which states that the water cannot be “adulterated” and must be safe, wholesome, and truthfully labeled. These nebulous terms are not defined and, to date, apparently the FDA has never enforced the standard with any of these bottled products.

 Consumers need to find alternative to these highly unregulated bottled water products. A Water Filter Bottle is a simple, easy-to-carry water bottle complete with a water filter inside. Filtered Bottles are the alternative, which provide affordable, convenient, environmental friendly, and safe great tasting  water. Don’t go another day supporting an industry that isn’t looking out for you the consumer.

The Main Problems with Tap Water

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Chlorine- is one of the most dangerous poisons in our drinking water today.  Water facilities use chlorine to disinfect all the other contaminates, but what’s killing the other contaminates is harming out bodies as well.  Chlorine is one of the causes for bladder and rectal cancer, also causing asthma.

Lead- it makes it way through after the treatments has been done.  Going through the corroded pipes to the plumbing of our homes.  This can cause severe development problems in children and very harmful to pregnant women.

Parasites- cause major diarrhea, dehydration, intestinal disorders
 
There are so many more contaminates and poisons in the water today these are just a few.  According to one recent research study there are now over 2100 known toxins that can be present in tap water.
 
But you don’t have to be drinking standard tap water.  You can always start drinking filtered water using a wide range of water filters.  Today, filtered water can be found in full house systems, counter systems, and sport bottle filters. Water filters can eliminate the toxins and chemicals in the water so you can rest your mind on what you are actually consuming.

Specific Gaps and Loopholes in Bottled Water Regulation

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

The following is a list of gaps and loopholes in bottled water regulation by the FDA:

1. Water bottled and sold in a single state — the majority of bottled water sold in the United States — is not covered by FDA rules, according to FDA.

2. FDA’s definition of “bottled water” covered by its standards irrationally exempts many types of bottled water.

3. Even water defined as “bottled water” is not specifically required to meet treatment, contamination, or testing standards as strict as those applicable to city tap water.

You can see loopholes and gaps in regulation could affect your health and if anything they affect your wallet. Don’t pay money for something that isn’t even as good as tap water. Do yourself a favor and purchase a water filter and water filter bottle to remove chlorine, bad taste, and odor from the water when your away from your home. Your body will thank you!

Who Tests Bottled Water?

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

The FDA trusts bottled water companies testing filtering systems, and has refused to require lab certification. FDA regulations specify that either “qualified bottling plant personnel” or “competent commercial laboratories” use approved water quality test methods. The FDA and it does not require that such personnel or laboratories be certified or otherwise establish their qualifications to do the required tests. Since the FDA has decided not to force companies to use certified labs, why should we trust the quality of the water? They state that there is no current law or right that can legally give them the ability to force these types of rules or guidelines, even though it has been proven to be dangerous to us all.

So you can see that there is a huge problem with this lack water regulation. The FDA is obviously not concerned with you, the consumer, and your physical well-being. Don’t leave it up to a government agency to decide what is or isn’t good for you. Make the decision for yourself and choose to use home water filters and water bottle filter products wherever you are!