We all know that disposable plastic bottles are an environmental nightmare as so many billions of them are created each year to pollute the environment for hundreds of years to come. However recent reports indicate the extreme inadvisability for women to drink water that has been left in plastic bottles in cars during warm weather. The worst type of bottles are the clear plastic disposable ones you buy at supermarkets and garages but all plastic bottles are at risk of leaching plastic additives into the water as it warms up. These chemicals have been found to be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.

For carrying drinking water the safest type of bottle is a stainless steel one without a plastic liner. Such bottles can be purchased over the internet, in camping shops or from the Green House in Crediton and although a little more expensive than plastic ones will last a lifetime and are safe. What price do we put on our health?