Eco-fashion company Nau and Klean Kanteen have teamed up for a sleek, shiny reusable bottle — made with just stainless steel, food grade silicone, and bamboo.
You’d think a reusable bottle that costs more than $30 would be a tough sell. After all, BPA-free Nalgene bottles cost just $10 or so, while 1-liter aluminum SIGG bottles cost about $25. But stainless steel reusable bottle company Klean Kanteen’s Reflect bottles have all sold out — despite the $32.95 price tag, not including shipping!
The popularity of these rather pricy bottles isn’t exactly surprising to the eco-set. Klean Kanteen’s long been popular with environmentalists who care about more than just the bottom line. The health-conscious pick stainless steel bottles because these bottles don’t have the potential for chemical leaching that reusable plastic bottles do (yes, even BPA-free bottles!) and don’t require an extra lining as aluminum bottles do (remember that SIGG controversy with BPA?). And the seriously green-minded like the fact that Klean Kanteen’s thicker stainless steel bottles are made to last a lifetime — and are totally recyclable.
Add in the fact that Klean Kanteen’s Reflect bottles actually took the company’s eco-simplicity to a new level, and you can start to see why they got so popular! The Reflect is entirely plastic free — and paint free too. The bottle part is made entirely of one material: stainless steel. The cap’s mostly stainless steel, but has a ring of food-grade silicone near the top to keep the bottle water-tight — and sports a stylish bamboo top. All the design elements are simply etched into the stainless steel or bamboo, so there are no paints — or more to the point, no weird chemicals and dyes used in paints — to taint your water supply.
I love the sleek, sexy design but unfortunately these uber eco-chic bottles are currently unavailable in SA. *sigh*
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