Going Green With Camelbak’s Better Bottle™

Camelbak is best known for its hydration packs, which is what put the company on the map and remains its primary business. Nevertheless, the company has also expended into a lot of related fields as well, offering a number of different products, though the emphasis remains on hydration. Among these other products is the Better Bottle™ line of reusable water bottles. This line of water bottles comes in three different sizes: 0.5 liters, 0.75 liters and 1.0 liter. Further, there are a number of different types, such as stainless steel versions and various lids that are better for different uses.

All of the Better Bottles™ are completely free of Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates. BPAs are commonly included in plastics and have been linked to a number of health concerns, especially related to obesity, thyroid disorders, cancer, and neurological problems. Many national health agencies – including the American Food and Drug Administration – have issued reports about the dangers of BPAs and some countries have even banned the use of baby bottles containing them. Camelbak’s Better Bottles™ use a proprietary material known as Tritan, that contains no BPAs. The bottles can be machine washed, can hold hot beverages; all without leaching any chemicals into the beverage. The bottles have been independently tested and shown to exceed the standards set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the European Community standards and those set by the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare.

Most of the Better Bottles™ are spill proof, due to the unique lid designs offered. The basic bottle comes with the patented Big Bite™ valve system which contains no moving parts, meaning the water is directly accessible with a simple bite and sip, with no tilting required. Further this basic lid is spill proof, even if the bottle is left opened and knocked over. The bottle is also available with a less advanced classic cap, but the Big Bite™ version does not cost much more, so is a better value. The cap is also standardized to fit the most common sizes of bottles, so it can be used with other bottles.

The Better Bottle™ line has been so successful; they were used at the fifteenth annual global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark in December, 2009. The use of the bottle was meant to emphasize support for reusable, BPA-free water bottles as opposed to disposable cups and water bottles. The bottles used at the conference were especially commissioned by the U.S. Climate Action Network. The Bella Center, the hosting venue for the conference, used more than 750 of the bottles during the conference.