Bottled water brands do not always maintain the consistency of quality touted in ads featuring alpine peaks and crystalline lakes and, in some cases...
read moreGovernment experts on Wednesday released a final report on the safety of a chemical used in plastic baby bottles, saying they have "some concern"...
read moreCanada's decision to label as toxic a chemical that is used to make a popular form of plastic has created headaches for some makers of baby bottles...
read moreAre toxic plastics lurking in your kitchen? It's a question many families are asking after reports last week that a chemical used to make baby bottles...
read moreFor years, scientists have struggled to explain rising rates of some cancers and childhood brain disorders. Something about modern living has driven...
read moreA vast swath of the Pacific, twice the size of Texas, is full of a plastic stew that is entering the food chain. Scientists say these toxins are causing...
read moreClear, lightweight, and sturdy polycarbonate plastic bottles are standard equipment for millions of hikers and babies. (They are usually labeled #7...
read moreIt’s ironic. In many parts of the world, there is no clean drinking water. Here in the U.S., pure, drinkable water flows out of every tap, and yet Americans...
read more- 80% of plastic bottles are not recycled
- Plastic bottles take 700 years to begin composting
- Plastics are the most common man-made object sighted at sea. During a 1998 survey, 89% of the trash observed floating in the North Pacific Ocean was plastic
- 24 million gallons of oil are needed to produce a billion plastic bottles
- The United States is ranked number one as a global warming polluter compared to other large nations
- Bottled water is the second most popular beverage in the United States