Another reason not to buy plastic bottled water, or plastic bottled anything for that matter.

Being Human, Sustainability

Plastic bottles leech chemicals which cause cancer and / or mimic oestrogen. WTF?! WHY DAMMIT?! WHY WOULD YOU MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS?!?!! And if you knew you were, wouldn’t you stop?

Reusing Plastic Bottles Can Pose Serious Health Hazards
Refilling and reusing plastic bottles can release toxic cancer-causing chemicals
http://environment.about.com/od/healthenvironment/a/plastic_bottles.htm >

Popular plastic baby bottles leach a hormone-disrupting chemical when heated
Possibly posing a danger to infants, according to a study released Thursday by a consortium of consumer groups.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/plastic-baby-bottles-may-pose-danger-to-kids-report-finds


Ed Dowding

Ed Dowding

Founder, strategist, writer, gadfly, TED talker, world-record holder, and (foolishly) reality-TV farmer. DOES: Innovation, Product, Advocacy THINKS: Regenerative Systems, Institution design, 300 year horizons

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