Biota water was a great idea, but I think the company has filed chapter 11. The water was great and we bought a case of it at Whole Foods. The bottles were made of a corn-based product. Fine for recycling, but in case they ended up in the landfill, they would eventually biodegrade. We set one in our garden and you could literally see it shrink and shrink. Sorry to see the company (out of Colorado) not make it -- a great idea -- maybe ahead of it's time....

That IS a great idea. Wish I had known about it. For a good refillable water bottle, check out the SIGG bottles. I adore mine! They are made of recyclable aluminum and they whatever beverage you use in them will not affect the taste of future beverages. SO much better than plastic!!!

I have a few leftover Biota water bottles that I wash and refill with filtered water. This concept was ahead of its time! Sorry to hear the company filed for bankruptcy. I hope my bottles don't decompose too soon. I do have concerns about aluminum containers -- a while back aluminum was a concern for contributing to Alzheimers.

Might also consider the stainless steel Klean Kanteen. We have a couple at home and I have one at work. Very, very durable and 100% recyclable should you ever have need to.

Just have to be sure and give them a very good scrubbing inside before you take your first drink.

These were great, sorry they went bankrupt too, but have you heard about the
New Xziex Water Generator:
It Makes Pure 99.9% Water out of THIN AIR!
No more plastic bottles, No piping, or plumbing needed. Just plug it in and you will have water within 24 hours, and the neat thing about it is it replenishes itself over and over again.

I Believe this is the future of water!

Here is the website:
www.H204life.myXziex.com/retail

This is ubelievable!!

The concept of Biota was excellent, but the bottom line was that the price of corn became too expensive. I put a couple of empty Biota bottles in my garden, and within a year they had decomposed. Poof! Seemed good for the tomato plants too! LOL

LinKay - SIGG bottles have a proprietary lining so that the liquid is not in contact with the aluminum.

Good idea that these bottles were compostable. Glad to also see that many local restaurants are using cardboard-type containers (i.e. doggy bags) instead of styrofoam for leftovers.