Reusable plastic bottles (not single use throw aways) are light and easy to use but many consumers pay 2-3 times the price for metallic bottles on the principle that all plastic is blamed for our pollution woes.
This is partially true, plastic waste is an environmental disaster but consider this Plastic pollution is not the fault of plastic it is how it is used and ultimately disposed of...it’s a bit like blaming food for people overeating rather than blaming the person eating too much food.
Plastic has a place in our lives but we must use it wisely, sparingly and then, when done, recycle it. For example, plastic bags are difficult and thus uneconomical to recycle so use any alternative you can to avoid using them...anything with a half life of 20,000 years that ends up in a landfill should be avoided like the plague.
My Take- It is better to re-use a plastic bottle many times over than to avoid plastic on the principle it is plastic.
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