Banish your coffee pots and filters and pick up the Java Wand™ instead. This little device, created by Wisdom Wands, is ideal if you only need one cup of coffee or tea, and eliminates the waste of filters and energy created by brewing a full pot.

The Java Wand™ is a small French press filter attached to Wisdom Wand's signature glass straw that is handmade and durable. This miracle device - small enough to carry in your purse (don't laugh, I might seriously do it) - freshly brews and filters ground coffee directly into your cup. Tea drinkers don't despair, Wisdom Wands also has a Health Tea Wand™ available. This also features the same glass straw as it's coffee-making cousin, but has a glass strainer at the bottom instead of a coffee press.

The use of a straw eliminates the risk of leaching by using plastic straws or styrofoam cups, as well as it protects the teeth from stains common to coffee and tea drinkers. However Nancy Raimondo, the president and creator of Wisdom Wands, believes the most important features of the products are their environmental-consciousness and convenience.

"The Wands not only help save natural resources from wasteful use of coffee, tea and materials, but protect the Earth's environment from toxins created by the waste in landfills and electricity use," said Raimondo. "The Wands also save money by using less coffee or tea, and not requiring coffee makers, filters or wasting electricity. Coffee and tea drinkers will be astounded at the hundreds of dollars they will save each year by using the Wands. This is a coffee-friendly world with shops at every corner," explains Nancy who believes that coffee drinkers are ready for the next level of single serve, gourmet brewing. "With our innovation coffee drinkers can personalize their own drinks. With the Health Tea Wand™ loose tea drinkers are now free to enjoy loose tea and infusions without messy tea balls outside the home. Portability gives consumers the option to enjoy personalized drinks anywhere: the office, plane, train, and even camping and more. "

Hit the jump to explore the Wisdom Wands website and learn more about why these are an eco-alternative to coffee makers and tea pots.

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