2012 Spring - New York Magazine

New Spring Finds edited by Diana Tsui: Black + Blum's Eau Good water bottle with charcoal filter.

A filter water bottle that makes tap water taste great! Over 22 billion plastic water bottles are discarded around the world every year. We want to reduce this by making tap water taste better and encourage people to stop buying bottled water.

Binchotan active charcoal has been used in Japan as a water purifier since the 17th century. It reduces chlorine, mineralizes the water and balances the pH. The binchotan active charcoal can be used for up to 6 months and amazingly recycles for many different uses after this.