Drink up with reusable, filter-equipped water bottles.

While recycling is obviously a great environmental choice, another alternative to cases of bottled water is a reusable bottle water for everyone in the family. And when they come with a built-in filter, it's a plus.

A good number of companies are now producing these, but Brita also offers an easily accessible line-up, including kid-sized bottles to keep children healthily hydrated during the school day.

These are free of BPA (BPA is bisphenol A, an industrial-scale chemical known to be a part of plastics and resins beginning in the 1960s), and on top of that, they're dishwasher-safe. The larger ones account for saving up to 150 plastic bottles from being used when you sip from a reusable water bottle instead.