Globally, 1 million plastic bottles are purchased every minute. Fifty billion single-use plastic bottles are bought each year in the US alone, and 35 billion are incinerated or sent to landfills. Photograph: Chris HaslamBottled water should not be as popular—or as profitable—as it is, especially with so many fantastic reusable bottles available. It’s all the more true if you’re partial to sparkling water, given the existence of excellent home carbonation machines like Smeg’s new Soda Maker SKC01. Effervescent StylePhotograph: Chris HaslamPart of the Smeg Collezione range of countertop appliances, the Soda Maker is available in four matte finishes: Storm Blue, Emerald Green, Matte Black, and Matte White.