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  "slug": "aarke-glass-water-purifier",
  "name": "Aarke Purifier",
  "brand": "Aarke",
  "category": "water-filters",
  "tier": "unlisted",
  "rank": null,
  "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/water-filters/aarke-glass-water-purifier/",
  "url": null,
  "affiliateUrl": null,
  "price": {
    "amount": 140,
    "currency": "USD",
    "seenAt": "2026-11-11"
  },
  "madeIn": "China",
  "inTheBox": "One refill bag of Aarke Pure Filter Granules, a detachable silicone bumper, an instruction manual and an Aarke cleaning cloth.",
  "unknowns": [
    "lid gasket or seal",
    "base pad, coatings and glue"
  ],
  "verdict": {
    "summary": "A glass carafe and a refillable stainless steel cartridge, which is the right idea. It still isn't plastic-free. Aarke's own materials line lists \"food-grade thermoplastic\" alongside the glass and steel, and says the pitcher has \"details in food-grade plastic and silicone.\" A detachable silicone bumper ships with it, and the filter granules are ion exchange resin, a polymer bead that sits in the water path. Aarke doesn't say which parts are the thermoplastic. The lid, with its filter-change dial, is the likeliest. It's a fine pitcher for cutting out disposable cartridges. It isn't one for avoiding plastic.",
    "date": "2026-11-11",
    "passes": [
      "pass-1",
      "pass-2"
    ],
    "agree": true,
    "caveat": "Plastic: an unspecified food-grade thermoplastic in the lid and other details, a detachable silicone bumper, and ion exchange resin granules. A buyer reported a plastic ring in the filter hopper breaking within a week. Unknown: the lid gasket, if any, the base pad, and the granule bag and box materials. The price and the materials list are from Aarke's US store; the Food52 listing could not be loaded."
  },
  "components": [
    {
      "name": "carafe",
      "role": "major",
      "material": "glass",
      "class": "not-plastic",
      "ruling": null,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://aarke.us/products/purifier",
        "quote": "Materials: Glass, stainless steel (SUS304), BPA-free, food-grade thermoplastic compliant with FDA, California Proposition 65, LFGB and DGCCRF requirements, and food-grade silicone.",
        "translation": "",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
        "archive": ""
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "filter cartridge",
      "role": "major",
      "material": "stainless steel (SUS304)",
      "class": "not-plastic",
      "ruling": null,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://aarke.us/products/purifier",
        "quote": "a patented ReFilter System™ with a refillable stainless steel filter cartridge and filter granules",
        "translation": "",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
        "archive": ""
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "lid and other details",
      "role": "major",
      "material": "food-grade thermoplastic",
      "class": "plastic",
      "ruling": null,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://aarke.us/products/purifier",
        "quote": "crafted in glass and stainless steel, with details in food-grade plastic and silicone",
        "translation": "",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
        "archive": ""
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "filter granules",
      "role": "major",
      "material": "ion exchange resin, activated carbon",
      "class": "plastic",
      "ruling": null,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://aarke.us/products/purifier",
        "quote": "Granule contents\n Ion exchange resin, activated carbon",
        "translation": "",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
        "archive": ""
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "silicone bumper",
      "role": "minor",
      "material": "food-grade silicone",
      "class": "plastic",
      "ruling": "R1",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://aarke.us/products/purifier",
        "quote": "Detachable silicone bumper",
        "translation": "",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
        "archive": ""
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "hopper bumper ring",
      "role": "minor",
      "material": "plastic (unspecified)",
      "class": "plastic",
      "ruling": null,
      "source": {
        "url": "https://aarke.us/products/purifier",
        "quote": "Only one week spot is hopper bumper plastic ring. Really easy to brake it",
        "translation": "",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
        "archive": ""
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "lid gasket or seal",
      "role": "major",
      "material": "not stated",
      "class": "unknown",
      "ruling": null,
      "source": null
    },
    {
      "name": "base pad, coatings and glue",
      "role": "minor",
      "material": "not stated",
      "class": "unknown",
      "ruling": null,
      "source": null
    }
  ],
  "packaging": {
    "verified": false,
    "materials": [],
    "class": "unknown",
    "source": null
  },
  "commentary": [
    {
      "url": "https://aarke.us/products/purifier",
      "quote": "Only one week spot is hopper bumper plastic ring. Really easy to brake it",
      "translation": "",
      "supports": "concern"
    }
  ],
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