VIDEO: Are Plastic Water Bottles Safe?

No PVC! What do you think most households use for water pipes? PolyEthylene, easily the safest plastic out there, can be substituted at an increased cost. However, most studies I have seen point to PVC in water piping as acceptable. Either way this goes to show, do your own research!

The polycarbonate plastic bottles are almost certainly safe for drinking COLD liquids. Do not use the polycarbonate baby bottles until more is known about this issue. Plastics made of polycarbonate have a '7' in the triangle. They should not be microwaved, ever. I'd be surprised if any dirnking bottle has a '3' on it, that's polyvinyl chloride (that stinky shower curtain smell). usually they will be polypropylene '5', which is safe to drink from but again, should not be nuked. Six is styrofoam, so again I wouldn't expect to see a drinking bottle made out of that material. BTW, a stainless steel drinking bottle is better than aluminium, IMHO.

As has been said before, they are safe, if you use them for a short period, if you regularly use a water bottle, go to a sports store, and find an aluminium bottle, that has a coating inside, do not get one without this coating. This will give you good safe service and no nasty taste into the water. http://www.fileprompt.com/