Biogreen bottles

Biodegradable thirst quenchers

Product

Biogreen Bottles

Promise

The first fully recycled, biodegradable, recyclable water bottle for the outdoor enthusiast that actually breaks down into beneficial compounds once its "useful" life is over.  The manufacturer has developed a special compound that when added to a traditional plastic bottle, allows the bottle to break down in an ordinary landfill in one to five years, as opposed to the infinite-lifetime of a traditional water bottle.

Encouragingly, it doesn't begin to break down until it "hits the 'chemical soup' of a landfill" apparently. Plus they free of BPA (an organic compound frequently used in plastics and thought to be hazardous to human health).

Performance

Difficult one to review really. It works like, er, a water bottle. Very drinkable. The real test, of course, is whether its claims that it breaks down within five years in landfill into a harmless 'soup' is accurate. And considering I've only been living with my bottle for about a week, it's a bit difficult to say.

Verdict

It gets my vote just for being BPA-free.