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> I carry a reusable water bottle Every so often I think about this. I use a 32 ounce insulated stainless steel bottle, no disposable bottles. However, every
by robomartin 5y ago
> I carry a reusable water bottle
Every so often I think about this. I use a 32 ounce insulated stainless steel bottle, no disposable bottles. However, every time I have to wash it I take note of the fact that it take several fill-swish-dump cycles to clean it. If I use soap it take even more to get it all out.
In other words, someone could make an argument that I am wasting water. I haven't quantified it yet, so I don't have a really good metric from which to judge this. I probably rinse the bottle every couple of days.
- yadaeno 5y agoEven in that case, you're wasting less when compared to disposable. From the article: >it takes three times as much water to produce a plastic bottle as it can hold. I also use an insulated stainless steel bottle will only wash if I notice a scent. It's been over 6 M since the last time I washed.
- robomartin 5y agoI tend to wash it more often because I switch between water and other powder-mixed drinks. When you switch you either accept the mixing and taste "pollution" or wash it. Going from something like gatorade to water does not require rinsing. I found that switching from powder-based fiber to water or gatorade does. I tend to schedule these for minimal rinsing though.