Nalgene type water bottles (Bisphenol A)

Posted April 18th, 2008 by Roy Ferguson

General Discussions

Regarding Informed Decision for Nalgene Bottles,

Just wanted to let everyone know that Health Canada has now deemed bisphenol A (which is what makes most types of nalgene bottles hard and clear) a dangerous chemical. As I understand it, Nalgene is going to stop producing this type of plastic bottle and Adventure Guide, MEC, Zellers, Wallmart, etc., have already stopped selling them. If you want to stop using yours, apparently you cannot recycle them in Waterloo Region but Adventure Guide will accept them from you to recycle. Some people may still want to use theirs but hopefully people will at least know about potential risks. Light weight stainless steel containers might be a good alternative.

Thanks,
Roy

The main risk is for

On April 18th, 2008 Dan Yanke says:

The main risk is for infants, so all you strong bodied ultimate players will never be affected by it. Or have a "break-off", take turns dropping a full bottle with frozen water in it off apartment buildings, last one to break wins!

To add to the comment above,

On April 19th, 2008 Tushar Singh says:

To add to the comment above, Bisphenol-A causes development problems in the reproductive organs of infants which can cause reduced egg and sperm production later on in life. Much of this has been known (in fish at least) since 2001 so now may be a good time to switch to "safer" bottles.