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You know plastic bottles aren't great for the Earth, but you probably didn't know how bad they are. Plastic bottles make up the second most common ocean pollutant, accounting for 12% of all ...
Water from disposable plastic bottles may carry more health risks than tap water for most people in the U.S. and other wealthy nations, experts warn. (Getty Images) (DREAMER / 500px via Getty Images)
Findings are first to provide evidence that chemical’s administration increases type 2 diabetes risk, researchers say
Studies have shown that drinking water from plastic bottles has significantly greater detectable plastic content than tap water. [ 46 ] These findings suggest that breastfeeding may inadvertently expose infants to endocrine-disrupting plastics, which could have lasting effects on growth and development.
In 2009, the New South Wales town of Bundanoon voted to become the first town in the world to outlaw bottled water. [16] Its citizens voluntarily chose to ban bottled water in response to a bottling company's desire to sell water from the town's local aquifer, [17] [18] prohibiting the selling or dispensing of bottled water within the town precinct.
Bottled water is drinking water (e.g., well water, distilled water, reverse osmosis water, mineral water, or spring water) packaged in plastic or glass water bottles. Bottled water may be carbonated or not, with packaging sizes ranging from small single serving bottles to large carboys for water coolers .
“One is the plastic bottle itself,” Rumpler says. “There is some evidence to suggest that microplastics are in plastic bottled water — that’s a problem.” Plastic water bottles can also ...
Plastic water bottles have been wreaking havoc on the environment for years, but now scientists are saying that you shouldn't use them at all if you don't want to wreak havoc on your own health.