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Purging Plastic: BPA-Free Reusable Water Bottles Hitting the Market by Storm!
Serious concerns have been raised over the safety of water bottles made in China. Plastic can leach harmful chemicals into the water we drink. Alternative water bottles such as SIGG and Klean Kanteen are hitting the market by storm. These BPA-Free water bottles are leach-proof, and made from stainless steel or aluminum. Safe water bottles are earth-friendly, sustainable, and easy to use.
What Do You Think?
What is BPA?
Bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the elements used in the chemical make up of plastic.
BPA is prone to leach into the food and water contained in plastic containers. Heat accelerates this process.
BPA disrupts hormonal,genetic and physical development.
Bisphenol A
Bisphenol A, commonly abbreviated as BPA, is an organic compound with two phenol functional groups. It is a difunctional building block of several important polymers and polymer additives. With an annual production of 2?3 million tonnes, it is an important monomer in the production of polycarbonate.
Suspected of being hazardous to humans since the 1930s, concerns about the use of Bisphenol A in consumer products grabbed headlines in 2008 when several governments issued reports questioning its safety, and some retailers pulled products made from it off their shelves.
Sigg, Klean Kanteen and Thinksport Water Bottles
Safe Water Bottle Review
Klean Kanteen features stainless steel water bottles for the whole family. Klean Kanteen has recently come out with a rainbow of new colors for their water bottles. Klean Kanteen specializes in water bottles for toddlers. Klean Kanteen offers sippy cups for your child.
Both SIGG and Klean Kanteen provide a safe alternative to using platic water bottles. Because of their design, dangerous chemicals cannot leach from the container.
Buying a reusable water bottle will also stop the landfill from filling up with plastic. We as an eco-friendly society have to come out with eco-friendly alternatives to plastic and purchase products that are made in the USA, Canada or Europe. This is a step in the right direction for the sake of our health and our environment.
Plastic Water Bottles on YouTube
Twenty-First Century Waterfall
Computer animation comparing the US rate of plastic water bottle recycling (approx. 100 bottles/second) to the nonrecycled rate (approx. 845 bottles/second; see image) for 2005. This computer animation was made to raise awareness about bottled water, and its surprisingly poor recycling rates. Since its recent popularization, bottled water (in all its flavors) has become ironically one of the most consumed, yet least recycled beverages. For example, it is estimated that in 2005 alone approximately 30 billion plastic water bottles were purchased in the US, with only about 12% recycled (in part due to out-dated deposit laws), and the remaining 25 billion bottles landfilled, littered or incinerated. Reduce, reuse, recycle. Innovate. Project webpage: http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~djames/bottledWater
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What's Old is New Again - Glass Baby Bottles
Too Many Plastic Bottles, Too Little Landfill
Plastic Recycling
Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastics and reprocessing the material into useful products, sometimes completely different from their original state. For instance, this could mean melting down soft drink bottles then making model army figures and ammunition..
Before recycling, plastics are sorted according to their resin identification code. PET, for instance, has a resin code of 1.
Sippy Cups: Protect Your Child From Dangerous Chemicals
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Thoughts on Plastic and BPA?
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Frankster
Much needed lens with extremely valuable information. 5 stars and favorite. I've added it as a feature on my new lens: Plastic Bag Alternatives Bear hugs, Frankster Posted October 12, 2008 |
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Frankster
Much needed lens with extremely valuable information. 5 stars and favorite. I've added it as a feature on my new lens: Plastic Bag Alternatives Bear hugs, Frankster Posted October 12, 2008 |
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Catalysthere
China has a lot to be ashamed of, another example is the Baby milk which has for the second time harmed their most precious ones, this lens deserves to be featured in http://www.squidoo.com/groups/Thirtydaychallenge this week as we all need to be aware of the dangers of chemicals leaching into our food and water. Posted September 22, 2008 |
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monarch13
Thanks again for joining The Healthy, Wealthy and Wise Group. 5 stars Posted September 15, 2008 |
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ecogreenbags
Excellent work! You've done a great job. I couldn't agree more about cutting down on plastic. It's amazing to see how much plastic you consume once you stop. Posted August 12, 2008 |
