Plastics have been a hot topic in the news and in our house as of late. For us, it all started with the lead-related recalls for children's toys and has spread into water bottles, plastic dining wear and food storage. Mina can now list off the grades of plastic and whether they are good or bad. We've cleaned house and are looking for alternatives.
Here are a couple of helpful sites:
and a Globe and Mail article from Sunday's paper that Jenny told me to check out.
The great water bottle debate makes my head spin! Recently, MEC (the Canadian equivalent of REI) pulled all the Nalgene polycarbonate products (the hard and colourful water bottles, not the soft white ones) off their shelves because of the concern with Bisphenol A. The FDA still says that there is no concern, and so they are still stocked at REI. Just in case, Santa brought all of us Siggs. Even with the Siggs, we have concerns over the epoxy and the aluminium. The clear choice is glass, but that just isn't practical for most people, especially those with little children.
...on a related note,
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I wonder if a thermos is a practical container for water?
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