Ever get a new plastic water bottle and the first time you used it the water had that icky, plasticky smell and taste to it. Unfortunately, that’s a common occurrence, but it’s nothing really to get too worked up about. The good news is that the plastic taste will gradually […]
What Makes Water Bottles Sweat?
Ever wonder why water bottles sweat? That is, why do they get wet on the outside the container for no apparent reason? The answer is simple and it’s called “condensation“. When air is cooled quickly the evaporated water that it holds begin to condense, meaning that it gets squeezed out […]
How Long for a Water Bottle to Decompose?
Plastic bottles take a ridiculous amount of time to decompose. Would you believe that they can sit in a landfill for 1000 years before they fully decompose? And that is if the bottles are exposed to air. If they are buried under meters-high amounts of trash as usual, it will […]
How Long Does An Opened Bottle of Water Stay Good?
Bottles of water sold in stores usually have an expiration date printed on the label. Most people assume because of this that the bottled water will spoil at some point and become unusable. It turns out that that assumption is wrong, and that bottled water stays good and safe to […]
Why do Plastic Water Bottles Get Smelly?
You may have noticed that disposable plastic water bottles tend to get smelly after a while, usually a week or two after they’ve been opened. The icky smell kind of creeps up on you and gets worse and worse as time goes on. That can pose a dilemma for people […]
Why do Plastic Water Bottles Say “Do Not Refill”?
We all know that disposable plastic water bottles can be refilled with filtered tap water and reused over and over again. I made a habit of doing this myself to keep from buying expensive bottled water on the go. So why is it the bottled water labels often have a […]
Is It Bad to Leave a Water Bottle in Your Car?
Let me start off by saying that it’s only under certain circumstances that you need to be careful about leaving your water bottle in your car. When the weather is cool outside it’s not going to cause any problems to do so, but when the weather is hot you’re going […]
Do Filter Water Bottles Really Work?
Do water bottles with filters really work, and are they worth the extra cost involved? Generally speaking, yes, water bottle filters perform quite well at their job of removing sediment and debris from drinking water. They can even remove heavy metals and other toxins from contaminated water. Of course, there […]
