But didn't our trustworthy EPA tell us that BPA is safe for infants? I agree, reusable glass is the way to go. I have no idea how to change consumer habits to get there though. I traveled through Madagascar a few years ago, and over there a 1.5 liter glass bottle of soda costs 75 cents (equivalent) but if you wanted to leave the building with the bottle it was $1.50. A 75 cent deposit in a 3rd world country is basically a guarantee that every bottle possible will be reused. All I know is that the big soda companies here fought long enough just to oppose a nickel deposit, who knows what 75 cents would take!
-Andy Margaret McCasland wrote: > I just made my own cashew milk from cashew butter which came in glass > jars (quick, easy, and already consumed). However I worry about > whether there are chemically active plasticizers in the soft ring of > the metal cap on the nut butters. But even more I wonder about whether > there are chemicals in the plastic liners of aseptic packing which > migrate into the food. If so, the danger may increase with long term > storage and/or in hot places. > > I have long avoided Tetra packs, since they are probably energy- > intensive to recycle and because I wondered about the safety of the > plastic lining. More recently, I have stopped buying almost all canned > goods since I learned most "tin" cans are coated with plastic > containing BPA, an endocrine disruptor with MANY serious effects on > humans and the ecosystem. Some brands of stretchy food wrap also > contains BPA (especially if its vinyl). "Clear" shrink tight window > plastic is also vinyl, so it's off-gassing BPA while it's reducing > your fuel bill. > > Too bad we are asked to make trade-offs between energy efficiency and > personal and ecological health. > > (Unfortunately glass takes almost as much energy to recycle as it does > to make in the first place, and I don't think that even includes > transportation--so REUSING glass seems the best way to go. Remember > local bottling plants with refillable bottles?) > > Margaret > _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
