What’s the problem with plastics?
I refill plastic water bottles with regular tap water. When the bottle is empty, I wash it and the cap, and refill it with water. I hear that toxins are released from plastics after reusing them. Reusing is cost-efficient and saves the planet from more trash, but it’s not worth the risk if it endangers health. What’s the potential harm in reusing these bottles? — P.G.
ANSWER: The plastic story is complicated and has no unimpeachable, authoritative answer. Most of the attention focuses on bisphenol A, BPA, an ingredient in many plastic containers and in the lining of many cans used in canned foods. A relationship between BPA and heart disease, type 2 diabetes and liver damage has been suggested. It might affect the fetus. And BPA is a weak estrogenlike substance.
Some European countries and Canada have banned the use of BPA in baby bottles as a safety precaution.
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