Don’t reuse disposable Water Bottles!

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By Andrew and Scott

INTRODUCTION

You bought a disposable bottle of water, it’s not really eco-friendly. But you think to yourself, I can just refill it after I am done with it! Pretty nice, it’s eco-friendly! But wait, multiple studies show that refilling your disposable water bottles is a health risk.

Why do we need to do this?

This is for your own health’s benefit. You will be much more healthier if you do follow what we are saying.                                                                                                                                                                   These are some facts that show that disposable water bottles are dangerous.

It is not the chemicals you should be worrying about, it’s actually bacteria. If left unwashed, disposable water bottles can hold microbes.

So it’s OK to just use plastic bottles that are designed to be reused! Right? No. There is still a chemical in the bottles which is called Bisphenol A. Bisphenol A is a chemical in reusable plastic water bottles.  Bisphenol A interferes with the way that hormones behave in our bodies. A study has found that 65 percent of an elementary (primary) school student’s water bottles have bacteria.

Disposable water bottles are very welcoming to bacteria. This is because reusable water bottles are made for refillings, whereas disposable water bottles break down, leaving room for bacteria to come in.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences points out that a 2008 review expressed "some concern for effects on the brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses, infants, and children at current human exposures to bisphenol A." There is more research needed, but you should definitely stay away from it.