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Bottled Water Infographic
There’s an enormous amount of information about how harmful bottled water is, but recently the Huffington Post put up a great infographic describing how bad it is (link at bottom). I love infographics myself (but then again, I’m a big fan of shiny objects, too), and this one does a pretty great job of sounding off on the problems plastic bottles give.
Now, it’s pretty obvious that most people don’t drink plastic water because they think it’s any healthier for them – though companies like Fuji Water have likely built their niches around the idea. It’s about convenience.
Unfortunately, for some, convenience + environmentalism means reusing a plastic bottle – something that shouldn’t be done, due to chemical leaching from the plastic. Yes, it’s unlikely that doing this occasionally will really harm you, but as BPA has estrogenic compounds in it (nevermind the other chemicals going into plastic)… well, I’d rather let my body balance its own hormones.
So I’d say get a stainless steel bottle. No harmful chemicals, reusable, portable – well, except for waiting for the bottle to arrive, it’s just about everything you could want.
Check out the infographic. What do you think?
