This might sound like a stupid question to some but I figure why not ask. I kno when drinbking water out of plastics #2 are considered safe. I usually drink out of a gallon water jug which im sure a bunch of people do here. My question is how many times can I use the jug before it basically starts to harm the water or become bad?
They are evil.
Destroy them!
your worried about plastic jugs?
umm ok
I use them as many times as I can.
I only drink filtered water from the machine outside of this store for 15 cents a gallon.
not cause I drink only bottled water cause I have well water.
but I use them untill they smell then I toss them
[quote]crod266 wrote:
This might sound like a stupid question to some but I figure why not ask. I kno when drinbking water out of plastics #2 are considered safe. I usually drink out of a gallon water jug which im sure a bunch of people do here. My question is how many times can I use the jug before it basically starts to harm the water or become bad?[/quote]
This is getting really dumb. I am also betting its the smallest guys worried this much about how their plastic will harm them.
Now, excuse me while I rinse out my trusty Gatorade bottle that I’ve had for about 4 months and refill it with Green tea for the 4,786,253rd time.
Goodness, I hope my tea doesn’t “turn bad”.
lol
[quote]Professor X wrote:
crod266 wrote:
This might sound like a stupid question to some but I figure why not ask. I kno when drinbking water out of plastics #2 are considered safe. I usually drink out of a gallon water jug which im sure a bunch of people do here.
My question is how many times can I use the jug before it basically starts to harm the water or become bad?
This is getting really dumb. I am also betting its the smallest guys worried this much about how their plastic will harm them.
Now, excuse me while I rinse out my trusty Gatorade bottle that I’ve had for about 4 months and refill it with Green tea for the 4,786,253rd time.
Goodness, I hope my tea doesn’t “turn bad”.[/quote]
lol I know what your talking about, im not going nuts about this, I just asked because its something I have control over so if its that bad then I wont do it. Obviously its not but I have to say Ive had poland spring bottles in the past that after a few days smelt like a poll full of chlorine so I doubt its totally obserd
Normal industry-standard reusable water bottles (e.g. for mineral water) will be refilled up to 70 times before they are melted down and recycled.
It is said if the bottle isn’t washed out properly harmful bacteria starts to build in the plastic bottles i.e. poland spring bottles. You have about a week before you should chuck those bottles, if your not washing them out properly.
I wash my water and shake bottles out with anti-bacterial Dawn dish soap every day. I found a few 1 liter bottles that I have been using for about 4 months.
How many calories are in bacteria? More than tomatoes?
does a pound of bacteria weigh more than a pound of tomatoes
Plastic water bottles are very convenient for carting water around when we are on the go, as they don’t break if we drop them. However, it is worth paying attention to the type of plastic your water bottle is made of, to ensure that the chemicals in the plastic do not leach into the water. If you taste plastic, you are drinking it, so get yourself another bottle.
To be certain that you are choosing a bottle that does not leach, check the recycling symbol on your bottle. If it is a #2 HDPE (high density polyethylene), or a #4 LDPE (low density polyethylene), or a #5 PP (polypropylene), your bottle is fine. The type of plastic bottle in which water is usually sold is usually a #1, and is only recommended for one time use. Do not refill it. Better to use a reusable water bottle, and fill it with your own filtered water from home and keep these single-use bottles out of the landfill.
Unfortunately, those fabulous colourful hard plastic lexan bottles made with polycarbonate plastics and identified by the #7 recycling symbol, may leach BPA. Bisphenol A is a xenoestrogen, a known endocrine disruptor, meaning it disturbs the hormonal messaging in our bodies. Synthetic xenoestrogens are linked to breast cancer and uterine cancer in women, decreased testosterone levels in men, and are particularly devastating to babies and young children. BPA has even been linked to insulin resistance and Type 2 Diabetes. For more of the science on the effects of BPA on our endocrine system etc. see these studies: Environmental Health Perspectives Journal. Nalgene, the company that manufactures the lexan water bottles also makes #2 HDPE bottles in the same sizes and shapes, so we have a viable alternative. Order one at Nalgene.
Unfortunately, most plastic baby bottles and drinking cups are made with plastics containing Bisphenol A. In 2006 Europe banned all products made for children under age 3 containing BPA, and as of Dec. 2006 the city of San Franscisco followed suit. In March 2007 a billion-dollar class action suit was commenced against Gerber, Playtex, Evenflo, Avent, and Dr. Brown’s in Los Angeles superior court for harm done to babies caused by drinking out of baby bottles and sippy cups containing BPA. So, to be certain that your baby is not exposed, use glass bottles.
Check the recycling numbers on all your plastic food containers as well, and gradually move to storing all food in glass or ceramic.
Store water in glass or brass if possible, and out of direct sunlight.
[quote]robo1 wrote:
does a pound of bacteria weigh more than a pound of tomatoes[/quote]
No, but they both weigh more than a pound of feathers and a pound of sunlight from the second stick which has a darker shadow than the first.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
crod266 wrote:
This might sound like a stupid question to some but I figure why not ask. I kno when drinbking water out of plastics #2 are considered safe. I usually drink out of a gallon water jug which im sure a bunch of people do here. My question is how many times can I use the jug before it basically starts to harm the water or become bad?
This is getting really dumb. I am also betting its the smallest guys worried this much about how their plastic will harm them.
Now, excuse me while I rinse out my trusty Gatorade bottle that I’ve had for about 4 months and refill it with Green tea for the 4,786,253rd time.
Goodness, I hope my tea doesn’t “turn bad”.[/quote]
PX-
You are on a roll today. I feel sorry for your keyboard. I can always tell the mood of one of my colleagues by the force and cadence of her keystrokes 
Thank God you haven’t been bombarded by Gamma Rays…
PLASTIC!!! What the F… Blood… pressure… incresing… Veins… bulging… temperature… rising… clothes… ripping… PROFESSOR SMASH!!!