Posted AT 11:04 PM EDT on 18/04/08
The great plastics panic
At an elementary school near me, plastic water bottles have been banished. Instead, all the students carry half-litre stainless-steel water bottles that look like artillery shells. They come in metallic and navy blue for the boys, pastel colours for the girls.
The kids know what's at stake.
Plastic is death! At home, their anxious parents have stopped microwaving with plastic wrap. They've thrown out their plastic baby bottles and replaced them with ones made of glass.
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