With minimal ways to stay hydrated throughout the day, finding a sustainable and reusable water bottle that fits one’s own needs can be difficult. Santa Clara High School shared a variety of alternative reusable water bottles they love and how it fits their everyday lifestyles and needs.
Senior Logan Timpson enjoys his Promixx water bottle, which allows him to not only conserve his cold water but also allows him to mix his protein and creatine powders. Timpson shared his opinions on annual plastic bottle waste and his attempt to protect the environment.
“The environment means a lot to me. Our whole world is the environment. If we are damaging the oceans, it all comes back to us and affects us in some way,” Timpson said.
Similarly, senior Miles Seifert carries his plastic reusable Helimix bottle to drink water and meet his day to day gym needs. Seifert strays away from the metal bottles due the potential exposure to excess lead.
“I like the plastic ones because you can see through them,” Seifert said. “I don’t like the metal ones.”
Culinary Arts teacher Chef David Keith brings a Hydro Flask to school everyday, given to him by his daughter. Keith spoke about the versatility and convenience of his reusable water bottle.
“The size is convenient. I don’t have to carry a ton of weight because I can refill it here pretty easily,” Keith said. “I think these are great products.”
Senior Nilda Beronilla believes everyone should own a reusable bottle of any kind. Discussing her gravitation toward her Owala water bottle, having had it for no more than a month, Beronilla loves everything about her bottle, especially its ability to be multipurpose.
“A girl’s gotta sip and chug,” Beronilla said. “There’s a straw in it. Then there’s also a chugging hole. If I’m done running, I could chug. If I’m just sipping my water, then I could sip.”
In retrospect, Keith brings forth a fresh perspective that allows him to see the growth not only within the growth of reusable water bottle production but the growth within the youth and the habits of students around campus.
“I see kids use them all the time, and they’re staying hydrated,” Keith said. “That’s important because when I was in school, we didn’t necessarily have a really easy portable water bottle other than the plastic bottle.”