Klean Kanteen - Help Save The World, Protect Your Health, and Keep Your Wallet Fat and Happy

Posted on 7:14 PM by Elisa






A great way to help the environment is to invest a little in a non-disposable water bottle like the ones made by Klean Kanteen.  Investing in a Klean Kanteen bottle can help you and the environment in a number of ways:

(1)  Klean Kanteen helps you reduce waste created by disposable plastic water bottles.

(2)  Bottled water is expensive and using tap water is an easy way to save a lot of money.  Using a Klean Kanteen water bottle will pay for itself in no time if you're currently buying bottled water.

(3)  Tap water has strict government standards, whereas the bottled water industry is unregulated.

(4)  Klean Kateen Technology is free of BPA or plastic liners  You can learn more about their technology here.  BPA and plastic liners are known to have negative health affects.

You can buy yours right now from Amazon and get it shipped strait to your house instead of wasting time, money, and emitting CO2 getting to and from the store! Go for a nice walk or spend some time talking to an old friend with the time you save!




Buy Yours now and you will help put a stop to things like this:





Or this:







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Added Benefits

(1)  Multiple cap options to choose from



(2)  Unique and pretty designs



(3)  High quality stainless steel.  Here is a quote from the Klean Kanteen website regarding their stainless steel alloy choice.
"Stainless steel is an iron-containing alloy made from some of the basic elements found on earth: iron ore, chromium, silicon, nickel, carbon, nitrogen and manganese. The properties of the final metal change depending on varying amounts of these elements. More than 57 stainless steels exist and are sold as standard alloys on the market.
Klean Kanteens™ are constructed from high-quality, 18/8, food-grade stainless steel. The numbers stand for the percentages of chromium and nickel in the steel, 18% and 8% respectively. Chromium increases the metal's hardness and nickel gives it strength. Together they also make stainless steel highly resistant to stain or rust.
Stainless steel is easy to clean, durable, inert and sanitary. That's why it's the material of choice among the food processing, dairy and brewing industries."
   And in regards to nickel in the stainless steel alloy:
Nickel is a naturally abundant element found in the earth's crust, soil and ocean floor. It is generally resistant to corrosion and is therefore used to make metal alloys such as stainless steel. Approximately 10-15% of the population is sensitive to nickel, but the health effects of nickel are highly dependent on the manner and degree of exposure. The stainless steel used to make Klean Kanteens™ has a low nickel content and is the preferred material used by breweries and dairies.

(4)  Easy to clean. Here is a detailed page informing you on what is the best way to clean your specific Klean Kanteen model.

(5)  Some studies have found that Aluminum is linked to Alzheimers.  The information below is from the Klean Kanteen FAQ web page under the question "Which is better, stainless steel or aluminum?". 

"While aluminum is lightweight, it can leach toxins and chemicals when it gets hot or comes in contact with anything acidic. Studies have also linked aluminum exposure to Alzheimer's disease. To ensure that the drinks inside aluminum bottles are safe, the bottles must be lined with something. The most common materials used to line aluminum bottles include plastic or baked-on epoxy, both of which can leach BPA and other toxic chemicals or can get scratched, exposing the aluminum underneath. Ceramic is another material used to line aluminum bottles, but it's more rigid and can crack. Of even greater concern is the fact that many companies won't release information about what the liner on their aluminum bottles is actually made from. The liner can also retain flavors, which can make your drinks taste funky. The stainless steel used to make Klean Kanteens™ is time-tested, safe and completely free of BPA, phthalates, lead and other toxins. It's fine for acidic beverages or foods, and doesn't retain or impart flavors. That's why it's the material most commonly used in food preparation and by the brewing and wine-making industries."
(6)  It's recyclable (once you finally destroy it after decades of use).


Further Reading:
If you're interested in learning more about the negative aspects of bottled water and the role that marketing and perception has played in creating the bottled water industry then check out these resources below:

(if you only have time to read one of these then pick the one just below) 
Constructing Purity: Bottled Water and the Commodification of Nature.  By Andy Opel
Journal of American Culture (01911813); Winter99, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p67, 10p
 
“Bottled Water Is a Packaged Deal.” Beverage Industry
89.4 (1998): 7.

Davis, Susan G. Spectacular Nature: Corporate Culture and the Sea World Experience. Berkeley: U of
California P, 1997.

Foster, John Bellamy. The Vulnerable Planef: A Short Economic History of the Environment. New York:
Monthly Review, 1994.

Goldman, Robert. Reading Ads Socially. London:
Routledge, 1992.


 “Hoping to Cash in on Liquid Assets.” Nation’s Business
86.10 ( 1998): 74.

International Bottled Water Association Home Page. 1998.
Web Page. URL: http://www.bottledwater.org/facts/
crypto.htm1. Nov. 1998.

Kummer, Corby. “Carried Away.” New York Times Magazine (1 998): 38.

Lenzner, Robert. “A Monster Beverage Event.” Forbes
160.9 (1 997): 64.

Lukes, Timothy W. “Power and Politics in Hyperreality.”
Social Science Journal 28.3 ( I 9 9 I).

McCarroll, Thomas. “Testing the Waters.” Time 141.17
(1993): 54 (1) .

Smith, Toby M. The Myth of Green Marketing: Tending Our Goats at the Edge of Apocalypse. Toronto: U of
Toronto P, 1998.


And here is one more photo of my beloved Klean Kanteen bottle.






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