[greenyes] Bottles

[Amy Perlmutter <amyperl@no.address>]

David, you are right. I sent a correction in the day after I sent that. It
is polycarbonate, not polypro.  Nalgene also makes an HDPE bottle-- anyone
have any knowledge on the health impacts of HDPE?

on 8/4/03 1:38 PM, David Stitzhal at stitzhal@no.address
wrote:

> Amy, et. al.
> 
> Re. the on-going water bottle discussion, when you referred to the
> Nalgene bottles being PP, I am wondering if you are referring to the
> old Nalgene's -- the more opaque variety. My understanding is that
> the newer Nalgenes, the transparent ones in fancy colors, are
> polycarbonate, rather than PP or HDPE.  I am wondering if this is
> true, and if so, if there is still a biphenol-A issue, or any other
> issues associated with polycarbonates and leaching.
> 
> Thanks.  Cheers.
> 
> Stitzhal