
Plastic is everywhere these days, we almost can’t escape from it. Plastic bottles, food in plastic containers, plastic lunchboxes… It’s cheap and easy to make and that’s why this is such a popular chemical. I had to make several forms of plastic in High School in chemistry. These were a piece of cake even for us. Another advantage is that it isn’t breakable in comparison to glass. I’ll always drink out of glass or metal containers. I’ll only drink water out of plastic bottles when I visit people. Do you even know BPA? Most people don’t even know it, set aside the dangers. It has been linked to several forms of cancer but some studies debunk this. In animal studies, they’ve found a possible link between BPA exposure and a later increased risk of cancer. Read More