Always remember to check the PLASTICS in the bottle...

[DasFraulein]

Lately it's come to my attention NOT TO REFILL A TYPICAL WATER BOTTLE OR 2-LITER BOTTLE.
If a plastic is marked on the bottom (in a triangle, hard to see,) by the number "1" (or "1 PETE"), it is for ONE TIME USE.

Which means whatever bottled water you buy, DO NOT REFILL the bottle, toxins can settle inside.

In fact, the only safe plastic to use for refill is the "2 (pete? I'm not sure)" which is common on milk jugs.
So in case of apocalypse, use milk jugs.

[AfroNativeNS85]

Wow I didnt know that. Thanks for telling me that.

[DasFraulein]

No problem.

ALSO, there are certain numbers NOT TO DRINK FROM, 4, 5, and 7 I THINK. Check on any google site, etc which ones to use and not, but standardly, you won't have to check.

But some of the poisons in the plastic can cause endocrine disorders, etc, as well as breast and prostate cancers, problems with the thyroid (maybe?), and hormonal problems.

[valken09 =Malaysian National Socialist=]

And yet people still abide the rules.

[creativeblue1978]

BPA is another toxin in plastics which you need to be aware of. I learned about it in my environmental science class before they suspended me for posting corrupt and LNSG zine and/or columns to the class forum. And plastic milk jugs have formaldehyde in them I heard once. Better to stick with glass or carton materials for your milk purchases but if you're going to drink milk you should drink goats and raw or unpasteurized at that because it's better for you and easier to digest. Just my two cents.

CB