amid Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 (edited) I just heard from my cousin, that disposable plastic bottle water when left in car in extreme heat is no longer safe for drinking? Is it true? His logic was that plastic used by these disposable bottle is very weak and they release toxic under extreme heat when parked in sun and make the water not fit for human consumption. Anyone here heard of this before? Edited August 28, 2016 by amid Cars My passion If you like my above post, please press Like / Thanks on right side to help me increase my rating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 It's something to do with something called BPA I think. Apparently it's cancerous. There was a lot of discussion about it in a firm I used to work at and most of the people then switched from plastic to filling glass bottles from the cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaurav Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 I agree barry that I also read same news or rather big wave of news few years back in social media etc. Just wondering how these bottled water trucks transport the packed bottle then....? Thanks amid for raising this concern. Let's root for each other & watch each other grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treks Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 It is true that high heat releases all sorts of cancer causing chemicals from a plastic bottle, but it takes more than one heating cycle to make a difference. But its not only heat that is a problem- even if you leave water in the bottle for a long time at room temperature, some chemicals leach out into the water. You can try this for yourself- fill a soft drink bottle with water (it's made with PET-the same plastic as bottled water bottles), and leave it out of direct sunlight for a week or so. You will notice that the water has a different (unpleasant) taste, which is caused by harmful chemicals leaching into the water. Manufacturers of plastic bottles know their bottles are dangerous, but they don't care, because few people re-use plastic bottles for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 A couple of weeks ago I noticed that the colour of the big bottles of drinking water I was buying at home had changed from blue to pink. I never gave it much thought other than thinking it was a bit gay but yesterday, I noticed this, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaurav Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Finally, someone has thought of doing the right thing at least. Is it expensive? Let's root for each other & watch each other grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 AFAIK it's 6 dhs for the big bottle. I'm not 100% sure, the wife deals with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahimdad Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 My mother tells me this at least 5 times a day and now my wife started nagging at me for this also, do not reuse plastic bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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