Green Chic #2

So...the weather in NYC this week hit the high 90's...walking the streets is like battling a sludge of heat. Comedian Lewis Black once made fun of New Yorkers who leave the house with a two liter bottle of water in a sling 'as if they were going to cross the Sahara'...well, sorry Lewis, but on days like today, hydration is not a bad idea. Especially if you are waiting on the F line platform for more than 10 minutes.

In my daily life, I see a lot of plastic water bottles get used up. There are always loads of them on shoots for the crew...but they end up being so wastefull. At the end of one day we could fill two trashbags. Mostly because no one can remember which one was theirs, and so they open another one. Besides the obvious landfill issue, studies have shown that toxic chemicals leach into your water as these small bottles are shipped across country through hot and cold conditions. Rumor has it Sheryl Crow is so sure that it caused her breast cancer, that she refuses to drink plastic bottled water ever again.

Green Chic solution? Carry your own reusable bottle. I am a big fan of the Sigg bottle.  I have several designs in different sizes. The small one fits in my smaller handbag, the medium fits in my big totes, and the large bottle was great at the beach last weekend. They are made of light aluminum, with a non-leaching coating inside. As a fashion bonus, they have a plethora of designs to choose from, so you can match your outfit if you like (and there will never be any question as to whose bottle is whose). They are available online, or you can buy them at Whole Foods Market.