Water Bottles Leach BPA Chemicals?

Choose your water bottles very carefully in order to prevent
chemicals in the plastic from leaching into your water.
Plastic water bottles are very convenient for carting water
around when we are on the go, as they don’t break if we
drop them.

However, it is worth paying attention to the type
of plastic your water bottle is made of, to ensure that the
chemicals in the plastic do not leach into the water.
To be certain that you are choosing a bottle that does not
leach, check the recycling symbol on your bottle.

If it is a #2
HDPE (high density polyethylene), or a #4 LDPE (low density
polyethylene), or a #5 PP (polypropylene), your bottle is
fine. The type of plastic bottle in which water is usually sold
is usually a #1, and is only recommended for one time use.
Do not refill it.

Better to use a reusable water bottle, and fill
it with your own filtered water from home and keep these
single-use bottles out of the landfill.
Unfortunately, those fabulous colourful hard plastic bottles
made with polycarbonate plastics and identified by the
#7 recycling symbol, may leach BPA. Bisphenol A is a
xenoestrogen, a known endocrine disruptor, meaning it
disturbs the hormonal messaging in our bodies.

Synthetic
xenoestrogens are linked to breast cancer and uterine
cancer in women, decreased testosterone levels in men,
and are particularly devastating to babies and young
children. BPA has even been linked to insulin resistance
and Type 2 Diabetes.