In a nutshell, BPA is a potentially harmful ingredient that is in plastic. What is fuzzy is just what kind of plastic does it include?
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a high production-volume chemical commonly used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic. Low-level concentrations of BPA in animals and possibly in humans may cause endocrine [...]
After reading Crunchy Domestic Goddesses Blog post “Getting kids on the bottle – water bottle, that is” and then doing a little bit of research for my own blog post “Plastic Recycle numbers, do you read plastic labels too?“, I found that my beloved Nalgene water bottles could be causing harm to my family! ACK!
Bisphenol [...]
If you are new to recycling, perhaps you’ve wondered just what those numbers mean in the middle of the recycle symbol. Most folks are aware that it helps folks in recycle facilities figure out how to sort the plastic for processing but how much more about them do you know? Here’s a short list that [...]
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