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Many of us buy packaged drinking water without ever giving it a second thought. But it may not be the wisest choice, not only for your health but also the environment and wildlife as many plastic bottles land up at beaches, and even choke wastewater drainage systems. According to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, “India is generating 3.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually and the per capita plastic waste generation has almost doubled over the last five years,” reported PTI.
Speaking at an event earlier this year, he added that “Plastic has become one of the most pressing environmental issues that we are facing today. Plastic pollution adversely affects our ecosystems and is also linked to air pollution.”
Additionally, according to a study by Harvard School of Public Health, it was noticed that in participants who consumed water from polycarbonate bottles, the urinary concentrations of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) — used to produce polycarbonate plastics — were significantly higher. The study further noted that hot liquids would cause this effect to be even bigger.
