| After a long workout or a long day, you reach | | | | plastic bottles, and after this, you will be very |
| for that refreshing bottle of cold water. We all | | | | thankful that you have read this first before going |
| know that water is a vital part of our daily diet. | | | | for your next drink. |
| Water keeps us hydrated, helps improve our skin | | | | Reusable plastic bottles are made of |
| texture and digestive health, reduces fluid | | | | Polycarbonate. Polycarbonate plastic is a |
| retention and helps us lose weight. But, have you | | | | lightweight plastic that possesses a unique balance |
| ever paid attention to where your water is | | | | of toughness. Polycarbonate is used in a wide |
| contained in? If you prefer drinking bottled water, | | | | variety of common products. It is used for digital |
| and love to reuse your disposable water | | | | media and medical devices. The durability of |
| container, think again. Do you think you are helping | | | | polycarbonate also make it an ideal choice for |
| save the environment by doing so? Have you | | | | reusable bottles that can handily be stored in the |
| ever thought of the potential hazards this can | | | | refrigerator. On the other hand, Bisphenol A or |
| cause you? | | | | BPA is a building block of polycarbonate plastic. In |
| Given the fact that you love drinking water, you | | | | recent years, researchers have discovered that |
| have to consider how your water is packaged or | | | | certain levels of BPA transfer from the |
| bottled. Did you know that one disposable bottle | | | | polycarbonate products into our food and |
| of water can last up to seven hundred years? | | | | beverages. Some researchers believe BPA |
| Forty percent of bottled water come from | | | | Polycarbonate bottles could threaten your family's |
| ordinary tap water. So, why would you pay for | | | | health. |
| something you can get for free? If you love the | | | | If you assume you are excluded from this study |
| environment and have decided to reuse your | | | | because you are using a new reusable plastic |
| disposable bottle of water, you better think twice. | | | | bottle, it's not whether the container is new or old |
| The plastic (called polyethylene terephthalate or | | | | but the liquid's temperature that has the most |
| PET) used in these bottles contains a potentially | | | | impact on how much BPA is released, according |
| carcinogenic element. These disposable bottles are | | | | to some scientists. So, why would you put you |
| safe for one use only. If you must keep them | | | | and your family at risk? I can provide you with a |
| longer, it should be or no more than a few days. | | | | solution which will not only save the environment, |
| Keep them away from heat as well. | | | | it will also save you hundreds of dollars a year and |
| Repeated washing and rinsing can cause the | | | | keep your family safe from BPA Polycarbonate |
| plastic to break down and the carcinogens can | | | | bottles. Sounds too good? |
| reach into the water that you are drinking. So | | | | Switch to using a stainless steel bottle water like |
| why would you put your health at risk? It is | | | | Eco Canteen. It is a convenient way to carry |
| better to invest in water bottles that are really | | | | water anywhere you go. It is made of lightweight, |
| meant for multiple uses. Then again, you have to | | | | high quality food grade stainless steel. So, what |
| be very careful on what reusable drinking | | | | are you waiting for? Opt for the healthier, |
| containers you will choose. Do you have plastic | | | | environment friendly and more affordable way to |
| bottles in mind? Let me give you more facts on | | | | drink water! Choose Eco Canteen! |