Microplastics (urgh) have been found in tap water too, but not nearly to the same concentration as in most bottled water brands*. Some of the plastic particles are small enough to pass the gastrointestinal wall straight into your body. It’s unknown what risks this poses for us, but I sure don’t want to be an experiment, do you?

You take a sip or two of your bottled water, leave it in the hot car, come back later for a few more sips… during the time you were away, the heat and bacteria from your sip worked their dark magic and voila, you have potentially serious health consequences*.

BPA is an endocrine-disrupting chemical found in certain re-usable hard plastic water bottles. BPA has led to higher instances of infertility, breast and prostate cancer*. The Mayo Clinic says it’s not harmful in small doses as found in bottled water… but then it’s also found in a lot of other products where ‘small doses’ becomes ‘BIG doses’.

It was surprising for me to find out that bottled water is not regulated against the same strict regulations as tap water*. Instead of regular quality inspections, you’re looking at inspection once every 3 years on average!

There’s an outcry about BPA, so it’s replaced with BPS, there’s an outcry against BPS and it’s replaced with [Fill in the Blank]? That’s circle of chemical confusion for you*.

That's why Chris and Phil Poeta started bottleworx - to create a premium stainless steel, vacuum-insulated, double-walled bottle that works (worx) so well that you carry it with you everywhere you go.