Plastic Bottled Water Is “very bad for the planet’s health”
Published: 16 October 2007
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Cancer link & plastic packaging, PET (polyethylene terephthalate), Packaging CONCERNS, Recycling
According to the Times-Record Herald, “bottled water is actually very bad for the planet’s health.” The Herald reports more than 1.5 million tons of plastic are used to produce PET, the plastic reportedly in water bottles, and the “manufacturing processes that produce PET cause serious emissions, affecting both the environment and human health.” The plastic container allegedly leaches chemicals such as phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA), which have reportedly been linked to breast cancer, into the bottled water. The article further reports that fewer than 23 percent of these bottles are actually recycled.