You can have the bottle customized to your liking. This handmade metal bottle features illustrations of Black people walking dogs, riding skateboards, and chatting with one another. Shop now: Ello Tidal 20oz Glass Tumbler with Lid, $10 3. Just make sure to buy a teeny-tiny scrub brush so your straw doesn't start growing mold. If you like to sip through a straw, this affordable tumbler is for you. Ello Tidal 20oz Glass Tumbler with Lid, $10 Shop now: Mobot Firecracker 18-Ounce Foam Roller Water Bottle, $40 2. While scientists don't yet know the nitty-gritty details on how ingesting plastic affects the body just yet, Heather Leslie, PhD, an ecotoxicologist specializing in microplastics at the Vrije University in Amsterdam, previously told Well+Good that we can safely assume they do not belong in our bodies. In 2018, researchers found evidence that microplastics, or particles five millimeters long or less, can make it into the human body when we drink from plastic bottles. You'll eliminate the health risks associated with drinking from plastic So switching from single-use plastic to reusable definitely constitutes taking one giant step toward lessening your negative impact on the environment. The average human could save an estimated 1,460 plastic water bottles per year by owning and using just one reusable bottle. As for a solution? You guessed it-that's where reusable water bottles come in handy.
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Obviously, that's not an ideal endpoint for water bottles and nor an ideal series of events for the future of the global environment.