Not just plastic in general, but plastic water bottles and how harmful it is to our health and the planet. Some of you may already be aware, but for those who aren't, this will be an eye opener!
1. Harmful to us
The chemical used to make plastic hard and clear is known as Bisphenol A, or BPA for short. It is a chemical that has been linked to several health issues including some forms of cancer, neurological matters, birth defects, fertility decreases in women and several more problems.
2. Harmful to our animals
Did you know that plastic water bottles are recycle BUT their bottle tops are not? This means a bottle will likely find its way to a recycle bin and then to a recycling plant the the bottle tops typically end up in the trash. As they are dense in weight, they will often end up at the bottom of a bag of garbage.
This also means that a number of these bottle caps manage to work their way into streams, rivers, lakes and oceans. As a result wildlife and marine life end up swallowing these little things that do not break down in their system.
3. Harmful to our planet
Plastic water bottles result in over 400,000 barrels of oil used per year in Australia to manufacture.
Out of all plastic bottles only about 30% are recycled and although recycling plastic may sound like a great idea it is actually more difficult to recycle. In fact, because of this many communities don’t take recycled bottles further from their drop off depot. This means landfill sites end up with them and all that can be done is they can be buried which allows dangerous chemicals to leach into the ground over time
Ways to reduce using plastic bottles is to have a chemically free and re-usable drink bottle. Such as our SoL Bottles! Shop them below.