06/02/2026
"It's getting hot outside, so you start having a drink always with you. This can be a fabulous habit, unless you are drinking from plastic.
The powerful xenoestrogens in soft plastics include nonylphenols, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), bisphenol-A (BPA), and phthalates. Soft plastics are manufactured to break down "quickly" in landfills (it takes 450 years!) and "burn safely" (they release all their xenoestrogens and mercury into the air).
Even sitting on a counter, the bottles degrade, emitting toxins into the air and into whatever liquid the bottle holds. We absorb these poisons through our hands and our lips..."
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It's getting hot outside, so you start having a drink always with you. This can be a fabulous habit, unless you are drinking from plastic. The powerful xenoestrogens in soft plastics include nonylphenols, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), bisphenol-A (BPA), and phthalates. Soft plastics are manufact...