Are you trying to cut plastic out of your life? Are you trying to find products to reduce your reliance on plastic? I will introduce you to two alternatives to water in plastic water bottles and briefly detail why you should switch.
Reasons to Switch
Not all of us have access to good quality drinking water unfortunately. The water quality where I live is poor. Many times we have do not drink orders. The same is the case at my workplace. Also, I do not want to worry about leaving water in the car as I have a long commute.
One reason to switch to canned water is 90 percent of plastic water bottles are not recycled after they are used. Most of the material is not recyclable. It is said plastic items take many years to break down once thrown out and can cause chemicals to get into the soil and water. Too many of these plastic water bottles end up in the ocean where they affect fish and sea animals. Canned water containers are 100 percent recyclable.
Another reason you should switch to canned water is if you drink water from plastic bottles you can be exposed to the toxins from the plastic. If the bottle has been exposed to heat at any point, the toxins can get into the water and end up in your body. This can cause cancer and other issues.
An additional added bonus to having canned water is the water stays colder longer than water in plastic containers.
Liquid Death
Liquid Death sells in New York in some convenience stores. Liquid Death also has sparkling water and flavoured sparkling water. This company says the water comes from the Alps so it originates outside the U.S. The company mottos seem to be Death to Plastic and Murder Your Thirst, hence the name. The art on the cans is kind of cool, however it resembles a beer can. I needed to explain to numerous people at work it was canned water and show them the can. I have not found this in Sam’s Club or any other bulk seller locally. Some sell Liquid Death on Amazon for cheaper than a convenience store with free shipping.
Rain
Rain is from a source in Georgia, so it is U.S. origin. The great thing about this company is if you order three 24 can cases, they will ship for free. The convenience stores that carry it jack the price up substantially. I have not found it available in Sam’s Club or any other bulk seller locally. I have ordered this directly from the company two times with no issues. They shipped both times through UPS.
Below is a link to buy from Rain:
https://responsiblyrain.com/collections/all
The thought of chemicals getting into my body and the fact plastic bottles are not recyclable for the most part was enough to get me to switch. I have seen canned water in England and in Massachusetts but only in seaside areas in the past. I was happy these options started to be available. Both Liquid Death and Rain taste good, but I prefer Rain. I am hoping more companies make the switch to canned water.
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I totally agree with you on the plastic water bottles. We no longer buy them. And we have a multitude of insulated and silicone water bottles that we use and reuse every day. I had heard the aluminum from the cans can still be bad for you. I’ve seen boxed water on the airplane recently. Now why doesn’t that catch on? I love the idea of milk boxes with water in them!!
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Complaints I have heard are the cans are more expensive to make. Aluminum is said to be infinitely recyclable. I have seen boxed water here, but it is the most expensive way sold. I’m not sure why that is the case. I would use multiple use bottles if my water was good but it’s not.
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In California last summer the hotels gave us canned water and it was nice to have the bottle to refill because it was sturdy, but light.
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Yes, if you do not recycle it they can be reused if you have access to good water. We have had a do not drink order again where I live. 😦
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