Dr. Mercola April 19 2008 81,090 views
We, as a country, won't go back to glass BECAUSE we have the most funded Congress and Presidency that money can buy, paid for by the fossil fuel industry from which plastics, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and lots of other products are made.
Glass is heavier and breaks, which is why retailers prefer plastics. However, given a choice I purchase products only in glass, even if it means shopping at health food stores or purchasing water in glass containers (I know my source).
Water distillers and reverse osmosis purifiers uses polycarbonate plastic to store water that's been purified until the storage vessel has been emptied into your chosen glass container. Independent scientists have found that all polycarbonates leach into beverages and food. Hence, the reason I only buy Mountain Valley Spring Water in glass from Hot Springs, Arkansas. However, that being said, I dropped a 5 gallon glass bottle and the glass cut my ankle. This is the reason many people prefer plastics. But, my husband devised a system using simple physics, to remove up to 50% of the water into smaller containers, which makes it less likely to break the glass.
I have all my crystal and china and all of my mother's 24 piece place setting as well. When crystal and china is washed, a towel is first laid into the sink and then pieces are washed individually, and drip dried on another towel on the counter. Pieces should be carried individually so that they won't be dropped.
Hi. I had purchased my dishes back in the '70s made of Correl, a type of unbreakable glass. I have yet to break a single piece! It is GREAT! So, y'all see, there is a way to 'have your cake and eat it too'.
DLARAH,
I too like my Corell 'china' because it lasts and lasts. But it will break==dropped mine on the cement basement floor. I bought it because my friend had hers forever......
I switched a few years ago to glass storage containers - readily available brand. They will stack and you can put the lids in the bottom when stacking to cut down on the clinking. I feel so much better about my food.
When I was a kid, everything came in a glass container, taking in glass pop bottles for a 2 cent deposit return and buying candy. (yes, I'm old). Anyway, plastic has become my enemy, since it does nothing good for people or the environment. Since I'm retired and have the time, as a caring consumer I will be e- mailing companies telling them of the dangers of plastic. I take my own bags everywhere and told my supermarket of the dangers of plastic. The manager agreed with me and is now offering cloth bags. The consumer has a lot of power, companies need us to prosper. If everyone would protest the use of plastic, I think we could make changes, to better our health and environment. There's power in numbers. What really bothers me is that why are things allowed to get out of control before something is done about it. I thought we pay people to forsee the consequences of introducing new products to the public. As usual, it's all about greed.
no it is not about greed it is about depopulation of homo sapient see this
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We live and work on our farm in the heat so finding an alternative to plastic water bottles was a necessity. We're fortunate to get milk from a Mennonite dairy in VA which comes in glass milk bottles, 1/2 gallon & quarts. We just re-use these for our water bottles, keep them in a canvas bag under a tree for cool water or stick them in the creek for very cold water (natural refrigeration). The glass bottles are thick and made for tough handling. I also find these in antique stores for a few dollars each, although they don't have the snap on lids that ours come with.
We are also adjusting to life without a microwave, since ordering the Aroma oven from Dr. Mercola. This was a bigger change than getting along without plastic doo-dads in our kitchen. We purchased glass containers to put leftovers in and can now just set them into the oven for re-heating. It takes longer than a microwave but we'd rather take longer heating our food than shortening our live and ending up with 3 eyeballs from the microwave!
BlackberryBlossomFarmer, We're in VA, too. Can you tell me where the Monnonite dairy is located? I'm hoping it's somewhere close to us! Thanks!
Real change will be realized when the majority accept responsiblity for being good stewards. Here are a couple of slogans I hope will assist with this effort.
Use it up.
Wear it out.
Make it do.
Do without.
Reduce - Reuse - Recycle (in that order)
That is all. Carry on.
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Thank you very much...
May God bless your day
Some stainless steel has heavy metals.. I am ill from heavy metals. I could not understand why I came out of remission and had my hair retested... there it was one of the metals that is used in the production of stainless steel.. It took a while to trace it down.. I no longer cook with stainless but have chosen glasswear, iron and iron porcelain coated pots..
Another bout of chelation shold rid me of heavy metals.
I think that stainles pots made in China were the culprit.. Name brand expensive name brand..
I personally don't like Kleen Kanteen. I tried them as an alternative to using Voss bottles (glass) and I found that the water smelled and tasted like metal. "Non leeching" is a lie for this one. I'm very sensitive to tastes and smells and always listen to my body, which has come to the conclusion of <b>NO stainless steel water bottles</b>. I drink out of glass only.