Sunday, November 09, 2008 BPA free waterbotle
Looking for new water bottle.. if possible BPA free (Bisphenol A)
If you must buy a plastic bottle, try to find one made of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) which is supposed to be leaching the least chemicals into the water.
Try to look for these:
Polypropylene, designated "#5 PP"
High-density polyethylene, designated "#2HDPE"
Low-density polyethylene, designated "#4 LDPE" (ok for short term use only)
Look at the bottom of your bottle and find that tiny little triangle-made-of-arrows.
If it has a number 7, then it might be a polycarbonate plastic, which means it might contain BPA;
Looking at the bottom of your bottle, you may also see the number 7 with the letters “PC” beside it. This means that the plastic will definitely contain BPA.
A plastic container without a number may or may not contain BPA, though again, it’s important to note that LDPE and PP, which are what most *soft* bottles are made from a never made using BPA. For reference, in case you care, the “safe” plastic containers to choose are those labelled with the numbers 2, 4 and 5.
Look at the bottom of your bottles, if you see a small Specialized “S” logo, it’s a Specialized bottle. These bottles are also #4 plastic, made of low density polyethylene (LDPE), which is a safe plastic. Generally speaking, the squishy bottles ok.
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