The Dear Dr.MOZ Baby Blog

If you haven’t been to ZRecs lately, you would probably surprised to hear that none of the “3 Things to Do with Your SIGG Bottle” listed below include drinking water. As it turns out, the epoxy lining used in SIGG bottles for many years (bottles manufactured before Aug 2008) contained hormone-disrupting BPA (bisphenol-A). It appears that the company knew

about it long before announcing it through a recent post online, and actually began working on a new BPA-free lining back in June 2006.

According to SIGG’s CEO, independent third-party tests show that the trace amount of BPA used in previous lining formulas revealed absolutely no migration. Unfortunately for SIGG, most of their customers (including the Dr.MOZ team and their families) traded-in their water bottles and early-model Nalgenes for expensive SIGG bottles under the illusion that they didn’t contain bisphenol-A. The fact that they needed to be lined at all (aluminum leaches too) should have been a clue to consider other options, so I’ve written it off as learning experience.

The Dr.MOZ team recently migrated to BPA-Free Kleen Kanteen products, but don’t think for a second that we threw away our totally safe early-model SIGGs. Here are three great uses for your totally safe SIGG containers made prior to Aug 2008:

(1) Place in a Toilet Tank to  Save Water: Place a few small rocks at the bottom of your totally safe SIGG container made prior to Aug 2008, fill it with water, screw the lid on, and place it in your toilet tank. This will take up a small amount of space in most toilets (usually occupied by water) and will save the average family around 10 gallons of water a day! (Note): most tanks will need around 3 gallons to work properly, so don’t use this tip if you are already using a modern low-flow toilet.

(2) Battery Receptacle: If you haven’t yet switched to rechargeable batteries, you are probably wondering what you are supposed to do with the toxic little buggers once they’ve died. I recommend that you put them in your totally safe SIGG containers made prior to Aug 2008. Once it’s full, visit this recycling locater provided by Earth911.com to see where to recycle them.

(3) Oil Drip Catcher: Just look under your car and you’ll likely find a minor leak coming from a predictable location. Place your totally safe SIGG containers made prior to Aug 2008 under this persistent drip area at night and take it to your local recycling center when it’s eventually full. If it’s a very slow leak, simply take it to your mechanic for recycling during your regularly scheduled oil change.

Thanks again to ZRecs for their excellent BPA coverage, and to SIGG for eventually getting around to announcing the existence of BPA in their SIGG containers made prior to to Aug 2008. Did I mention that Kleen Kanteen has colored sippy cups and new wide mouth designs for adults?

Have fun and stay healthy,
Dr.MOZ

>also see: BPAs in the News,

This Just In, A Year Later “BPAs a Concern”,

Avoiding BPAs: Use Glass Bottles