Take the water bottle and cut the top off. Next, take the excess plastic off. You can buff it down. The end result should have about the same amount as the side that screws to the lid. Then ...

And unlike plastic bottles, it won’t deteriorate over time ... Michael Hession/NYT Wirecutter Purist offers three lids, including a simple screw-top cap and a café cap. The Union lid, shown ...

The LARQ PureVis 2 is another self-cleaning water bottle. The company says the plant-based filter in the lid removes chlorine, forever chemicals (PFAS) and bacteria. The bottle also tracks your ...

An early maker of light, plastic water bottles was Nalge ... with as many iterations of the lids – straws, screw-ons, flip-ups. The tech keeps evolving, says Bleyer. “I’ve seen and tested ...