Owen Lucas
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Reusable water bottles hold more bacteria than toilet seat, study finds
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Overrated along with brain cells.And liver cells.
Sanitize, sanitize and sanitize some more. Don’t pay any attention to the products you use though. All approved by your caring government body. Use with confidence. 
I'd say that most people drinking out of that same water bottle in the cube farm day after day or lugging it around with them like a newborn probably never wash it and have poor hygiene habits themselves. I remember just 3 years ago, it seemed like the entire country was being taught to wash their hands for the first time in their lives....
"We don't like what we don't understand, in fact it scares us..." Beauty and the Beast (musical).
...and they know it! Me.
...and they know it! Me.
you change your dog water that often? My dogs have a heated bowl (for winter) I dump a gallon of fresh faucet water in every morning. I know what nasty things they lick, chew on, eat, etc...I can't imagine changing it that often. I have used the same water bottle for the last two years...they usually last me two to three before the seals start giving out. I only wash it once a day with the evening dishes.
I use a water bottle that I keep in the refrigerator and use 32 oz of water and 2 packets of Crystal Light lemonade. I rinse it out every time I refill it and have never had any problems. One time years ago I seen a delivery driver unloading some cases of canned goods and a black lab walked up and took a leak all over the cases and walked away. I am not sure what the delivery driver did but pretty sure he just continued on with his business hahaha.
I use a water bottle for exercise, wash it out every time. Not difficult in any way.
I use a larger Stanley thermos for ice water. Also wash it out after use.
I use a larger Stanley thermos for ice water. Also wash it out after use.
This thread needs to be autoclaved.
Right...kind of like stating plates that are not cleaned well between meals are dirtier than ones that get cleaner. Just clean the plate.
In regards to the environment only, is it better to use a re-usable bottle that you wash everyday with hot, soapy water or just recycle the plastic water bottles daily? I use a Contigo stainless steel re-usable bottle that I really like but I do wonder if I'm having a positive or negative effect on the world in which we live. I wonder the same thing every time I line a sheet pan with aluminum foil so cleanup is easy. Better to wash the pan or throw a ball of foil in the trash?
I have a Nalgene water bottle on my desk at work. I use it daily. Yesterday I walked into the breakroom, saw the dish soap and thought "Maybe I should wash this thing, it's been at least 5 years since I last washed it, probably even longer.. All sorts of nasty stuff came out of it. And now I know that I nearly died EVERY DAY!
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Go look at what actually ends up in bottled water. phthalates, heavy metals, micro plastics. Our water authority publishes a report yearly on water quality you can go read. Its done by an independent third party and our water authority is a separately run non profit owned by the county, so there is no incentive to lie. I'll stick with my tap water. My immune system can fend off bacteria. It can't do much with lead and microplastics.
I had a new RO system installed when we bought this place. I don't carry water with me when I go anywhere. Unless it's going to be somewhere I could break down. I've lived 7 decades and never paid for a bottle of water in my life. I'm not about to start now.
