Water Bottle Reviews: BPA-Free and Dishwasher Safe

Want one easy thing you can do this Earth Day to make an environmental difference locally and worldwide?

Stop buying throw away, one-use plastic water bottles and start using a reusable bottle. Estimates range from 30 to 50 billion disposable water bottles are used in the U.S. each year and less than 20% are recycled.

Wilmette Junior High School went bottle free in April. Check out this cool sculpture made from just 3 days worth of bottles thrown out in their cafeteria.

These reusable water bottles are all BPA free, dishwasher safe and either kid cool or adult sophisticated.

Bkr
What We Love:

Chic design; love the taste of drinking water from glass
Bkr will replace if you accidentally break the glass water bottle
Silicone sleeve is dishwasher safe (top-rack)

A Little Less Thrilled With:

Difficult to clean because of small opening

Cost: $28
Available online at mybkr.com and soon at select retailers

Rive
What We Love:

Gorgeous design, easy to drink out of the top
Pretty for sitting on a desk (and stays sealed so it won’t spill on your computer!)

A Little Less Thrilled With:

Chipped the glass just putting the lid back on it
Doesn't hold enough water
Didn't fit in my car's cup holder
Too tippy and fragile for kids

Cost: $25
Available online at riveusa.com

Sip N' Go
What We Love:

It folds up so you can stick it in your purse when you've finished all the water.
There's a carabiner clip so you can attach it to a backpack or the strap of your bag.
Easy to clean (just put it in the top rack of the dishwasher).
Has a good, tight seal on top.
Has space for writing your name in permanent marker (great for kids!)

A Little Less Thrilled With:

Nothing

Cost: $8
Available online at buysipngo.com

S'well
What We Love:

Drinks stay ice cold or piping hot for hours. Coffee I got in the morning was still hot—not warm, but hot—after lunch. The double layer of aluminum means the bottle itself isn't hot or cold to the touch.
An elegant, streamlined design in a pretty, dusty color wins it points in the looks category, but it's also quite tough—after dropping it repeatedly throughout the day (on purpose, of course, for test purposes), there were a few dings in the paint but no serious damage or spillage.
S’Well donates 10% of profits to WaterAid to improve access to clean water in impoverished areas.

A Little Less Thrilled With:

The insulation works almost too well—even leaving the top off the bottle, tea was still too hot to drink 20 minutes after making it.
There's no clip or handle on the bottle, so carrying it can be difficult, especially if you've got your hands full. It's a little heavier than some water bottles, so I wouldn't recommend it for sport use.
A narrow neck makes it a little more difficult to clean.

Cost: $35
Available at: store.swellbottle.com/

Vapur
What We Love: