Water Bottles

In my post about bottled water, I talked about the aluminum Sigg bottles we use and how much we love them. They are expensive though. The other day I saw an Oggi Aluminum Sport Water Bottle (Amazon link) at Winners. They are made of recycled aluminum* and the 0.8L (26oz) size was $8.99 ($10.65 at Amazon) - about a third to half of the price of the Sigg bottles at Whole Foods. The Oggi bottles have a screw top as well, and also come with a caribiner clip to attach the bottle onto a back pack or something.

* Isn’t most aluminum actually recycled aluminum any more? I mean, yay for using recycled, but I’m not sure this is unusual.

Lawn Chemicals

The proposed ban on cosmetic pesticides in Ontario has had it’s second reading in the House. The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment is asking everyone possible to call or email the Premier with the following message if you have not already done so.

That message could be easily edited and sent to your Provincial Premier, Environment Minister/State Representative/whomever. I sent mine off this morning :)

Litterless Lunch

We still love the Laptop Lunch Box that we’ve been using for litterless lunches. I bought it at Whole Foods and it seems they’ve put the price up. I can’t find my receipt to confirm, but I am sure I paid about $15 for ours. $20, max. When I went back a few weeks later, the price had gone up to $40!! umm.. No? I know that Whole Foods tends to be more expensive, I get that, and I even accept it because they often carry items I can’t find anywhere else. But, the set we bought is $21 if you buy it directly from Laptop Lunches - cheaper if you buy multiples. I suggest you get it there.