Would you intentionally ingest plastic? But if you drink bottled water which is sold in all types of plastic containers, that’s exactly what you’re doing.
Water is the source of all life on this planet and we each need our daily supply if we want to be healthy. But consuming plastic can’t be good for our bodies. I would prefer water bottled in a glass container which is how it was originally done but that’s not practical in today’s world.
Bottled water had been sold as early as 1622 in the United Kingdom’s Holy Well bottling plant. It was believed that natural springs had healing properties and the water was sold as a medicinal remedy. Jackson’s Spa in Boston was the first to sell bottled water in 1767.
Great technological advancements were made in the 19th century in producing glass containers that were efficient and practical. And thus Saratoga Springs in Saratoga New York started producing and selling seven million bottles of water a year in 1856.
It wasn’t until the 1930’s that plastic bottles began replacing the glass water bottles. Almost 100 years later these plastic bottles have became a refuse nightmare this planet. In the US consumers purchase about 50 billion water bottles a year which adds up to a lot of waste especially because they can last for hundreds of years before decomposing in landfills and sadly many end up in our oceans.
Now here’s where it gets pretty scary. Studies showed that 93% of samples taken from 259 popular bottled water brands, sold in several countries contained “microplastic” synthetic polymer particles, in other words tiny pieces of plastic. They also found that many of those particles were visible to the naked eye.
It was also rumored if the bottled water is heated (like leaving it in the car) or refrigerated/frozen it caused more plastic particles to seep into your water. Supposedly there were studies done claiming this rumor was false or is it true?
Bottom line is you need to take care in the amount of bottled water you consume because every time you drink it, your ingesting plastic. Personally, I try not to drink it whenever possible but sometimes you don’t have a choice. So opt for filtered fresh water or water bottled in a glass container whenever possible.
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