Biodegradable Water Bottles - Green Solutions for Your Everyday Lifestyle

Whether you are at work, at school, traveling, or simply exercising outdoors, bringing a bottled beverage with you is pretty standard. However, most of these used bottles never get recycled, and even if you do properly toss it into a trash can, weather conditions or scavengers can cause it to be accidentally littered. As our earth becomes more earth-conscious, companies and establishments are turning to biodegradable beverage containers to serve and drink from.

There are many companies out there taking a "green" stance and creating earth conscious beverage packaging and containers. One popular form of biodegradable water beverages is Biota Spring Water. Its water is bottled in PLA (Poly-Lactic Acid) plastic packaging derived from a renewable resource - corn. When opened and placed in the right conditions, a bottle will biodegrade in about 12 weeks. Other companies such as Prima (which also uses PLA plastic packaging) are also hoping on board and introducing biodegradable beverage bottles and even having their presence in establishments such as the Ritz-Carlton hotels. Other earth friendly companies such as ENSO, manufacture bottles that are neither oxo biodegradable (breaks down from oxygen and has a shorter shelf life) or of PLA plastic. Instead their bottle are plastic containers that biodegrade in anaerobic (landfill type) environments, and break down through microbial action into biogases resulting in leaving no trace of any harmful waste. They are also recyclable.

Other forms of beverage containers such as individual drinking cups and even straws are gaining popularity. Most of the biodegradable individual drinking cups and straws in the market today are made from PLA plastics and can be found in restaurants, lounges, and other establishments. These types of products have become more and more accessible now and can be bought individually or for wholesale with many eco friendly online retailers.

So the next time you purchase a bottle of water or you reach for that Styrofoam cup, think about the impact on the environment. Consider going the green way, whether it is with corn derived plastics or other biodegradable forms. Every little step towards eliminating excess waste and minimizing landfill impact not only benefits the environment, but you as well.