With durable materials just beginning to take hold as viable alternatives to traditional materials used for cups and bottles aluminum is gradually because a more widely accepted source.  For the first year they were available there were concerns about the potential for leaching from the material but that has all but been eliminated with new food grade liners.

In additional one manufacturer is rolling out a socially acceptable alternative in the Hope Aluminum Bottle which not only meets the criteria for food safety and good looks but also contributes to helping others.  The manufacturer of this bottle will contribute ten percent of each purchase throughout 2011 to Habitat for Humanity.  The bottle is well priced to begin with which should reduce fears that there is an added markup to compensate for the donation.

The advantage of aluminum over stainless is magnified when shipping costs are considered.  Just like airplanes, aluminum provides significant weight reductions which in turn greatly reduce the overall shipping costs.  Taking a step back they will even make it easier to distribute at the end user show or event as the boxes in which they come are so much lighter.