Nalgene Water Bottles

As the resident geek I feel it’s my duty to post the following article on plastic water bottles (recycle number 3,6 and 7)

“Many Nalgene water bottles and other hard plastic sport water bottles are made of polycarbonate (#7 on the bottom) , which may leach Bisphenol A, an estrogen-like chemical. Canada has banned products containing Bisphenol A (BPA) and a new American study links it to breast cancer and early puberty, and is particularly concerned about the effect on babies. Others have raised concerns about the effect of feminizing hormones on men, such as breast enlargement or dropping semen counts.”

So if you don’t want a pair of these;



you should ditch these: