Who doesn’t appreciate the ever popular stainless steel and aluminum water bottles?  I do, in fact I think they’re fabulous – one of the best eco promotional products there is, hands down!  But here’s the deal… what happens when you know that a reusable bpa-free bottle would be the best product for your promotion, but your budget doesn’t allow for the $3+ metal bottle?  I’ll tell you… you take a look at the fantastic bpa-free plastic bottles that are available.  These would be the bottles made from recycle codes #2, #4 and #5 – more on that in a minute.  Now I know what you’re thinking… the non-see-through bottles made from these plastics are ugly, right?  I won’t lie to you, some of them are, but there are some out there now that are colorful, sporty, kicky, and sometimes all of those wrapped into one.  The thing is, they generally run in the $1 range – or less!  That works, right?

Made in the USA from LDPE plastic #4.

The three plastic codes mentioned above, #2 high-density polyethylene, #4 low-density polyethylene, and #5 polypropylene are food-grade plastics that you’ll find most of your food from the grocery store packaged in – they are bpa-free, and are not known to leach toxins.   #2 & #5 are recyclable in many communities, and many of these bottles contain some post-industrial recycled material.  Water bottles made from PETE come in see-through colors of all shades and are bpa-free also, however I don’t personally recommend them as there has been a lot of mixed information about how safe this material is for reuse, and after it’s been exposed to heat.

Anyway, enough with all of the technical talk, although I’m sure it had you on the edge of your seat.  The really great thing about the plastic water bottles made from these materials, besides the price point, is that almost all of them are made right here in the U.S.  For those of you ecobranders who prefer U.S.A. made products, be sure to keep this one in mind!  That’s all for now.

Be well ~        eco promos girl