wow, it's been a slow month in here, I think it's time for a daily dose of guilt!
Passing on some interesting information with regards to water!. This information isn’t necessarily new, but it is important. So I am going to share and filter some information direct from ‘the Laughing Lotus’ website (the mother ship of all Yoga studio that I trained with in New York city) with regards to buying, selling and drinking water from plastic bottles.
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WHY we will no longer be offering bottled water…
As we become more aware of the connections bottled water has to serious environmental issues, we are taking steps towards good environmental stewardship.
There are a few important things to understand about bottled water in terms of what it means for our health and the health of the planet:
1. Plastic is made of toxic chemicals. It leaches into the water.
“In simple terms, plastic is a petroleum-based mix of monomers that become polymers, to which additional chemicals are added for suppleness, inflammability, and other qualities.”
Many plastic drink containers are made with (PET) polyethylene terephthalate. Small amounts are released into the drinks. Studies have shown PET is carginogenic.
Harder plastic water bottles are made with Bisphenol A (BPA)
“Scientists are discovering it can wreak stunning havoc in the body.”
“Most alarming, these chemicals may disrupt the endocrine system—the delicately balanced set of hormones and glands that affect virtually every organ and cell—by mimicking the female hormone estrogen.” (Also you should know that nearly all cans contain a plastic liner made of BPA.)
2. Plastic never biodegrades, well practically, it’s with us for well over a hundred years.
It just breaks down into smaller pieces. Clear water bottles have to be made with new plastic (you can’t get a clean, clear plastic recycled plastic). With each recycling the materials degrade, and are more likely to leach into the substance it contains.
3. Plastic is polluting our oceans and waterways.
There are 46,000 pieces of plastic in every square mile of ocean. Marine life is suffering and the plastic is entering our food chain.
So the point is we don’t want to encourage the making of more plastic!!
4. Water it is the ecological basis of all life. Just as we have a right to life, to being alive, we have a right to water.
By buying water we participate in the privatization of water and promote its status as a commodity when it should be a public good, available to all.
Water is mother nature’s gift to us which we must take care of by being good water stewards!
