By Andrea McVeigh

When this little puppy landed on the Green Living desk, we were a) delighted (yay, presents!) and b) intrigued.

After that it was just a quick move onto c) very impressed!

That's because it's recyclable and can safeguard your health from nasty toxins.

A recent major American study revealed that the hormone-like chemical bisphenol A (BPA) may cause heart disease and diabetes at high levels.

BPA is used in a lot of plastic food and drink containers, especially bottles of fizzy water - the problem is that it can 'leach' from bottles into your drink.

Until now the only other alternative was carrying your water in an aluminium bottle (and worrying about aluminium's association with Alzheimer's).

Lucky, there's now a cool, safe alternative - The Mudpuppy (named after an aquatic creature that likes clean water and hates toxins).

Available from One Green Bottle (onegreenbottle.com ) it's a safe alternative to hazardous containers because it's made from stainless steel, which is widely used in the food and drink industry because of its sanitary, non toxic properties.

So that makes it ideal to fill with your chosen fluid before heading off to work, college, school or the gym, allowing you to sip safely all day long.

It comes in sizes from the baby 350ml to the big daddy 1000ml, and boasts a range of carrying accessories - how chic is that!

Now we can gulp on the go without worrying about our health!

One Green Bottle, which is based in Hove, Sussex, is also undertaking a campaign to supply schools in Ireland next year.

Until then, you can buy one online at www.onegreenbottle.com (prices from £7.49).