The first five topics are a response to what you can you do better your life in the event that you don't pass away tomorrow. Number one is, go buy a water filter, and a reusable water container.
If a commercial came on and said – “Would you like to save
money? Would you like to help keep the oceans clean? Would you like to eat fresh fish free of
environmental contaminants? Would you
like to keep cancer out of your body? Perfect, go buy a Nalgene bottle and a
Brita filter.
In case this comes as any surprise to you, you should
probably sit down. (if you’re not already).
Plastic is not good for your body.
This fact becomes more of a reality when the plastic is heated or
reused. Plastic bottles are formed from
PET or polyethylene terephthalate. PET
is linked to causing problems with our endocrine system (hormones). I’m sure we have no clue what our endocrine
system does, I sure didn’t. It basically
means that PET is indirectly linked to cancer, cognitive problems, birth
defects, learning disabilities, etc.
Will one plastic bottle hurt you? No. The issue here is that we use
plastic out of convenience. Its not that
difficult to go to your local supermarket and buy a water container that isn’t made
from plastic. This means that you have
to buy a water filter too, fill up the container and lug it around with you where
ever you go. Super difficult right?
Naaaaaaaat. A BPA free bottle could be
anywhere from 5 to 25 bucks, and a water filter will save you tons of money in
the long run. The EPA is very stringent
on tap water in America, and the FDA is less stringent on bottled water. 40% of bottled water is filtered tap water
anyway. So instead of paying a dollar
for Dasani water, go buy at 25 dollar filter and save hundreds of dollars a
month.
Oil is used to make plastic.
Oil is used to transport plastic.
A lot of oil. So if you complain
about war while drinking water out of a plastic bottle, save it.
Recycling is a huge issue regarding plastic bottles. Plastic can be recycled but the problem is
that it doesn’t (haha). So where does
the plastic go? The ocean. The ocean has
currents and those currents pick up the bottles and they all go to the same
spot. Google the Trash Vortex or the
Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Most of
this stuff is “out of sight out of mind”, and if that’s the case for you then
think about this. Fish. You eat them, right? Well if there is
contamination in the ocean, specifically plastic, then what do you think winds
up in the fishies bellies, on our plates, and then in our bellies?
So, just in case you’re not dead tomorrow, go help your
body, your environment, and your wallet.
