Subject: Re: [permaculture] Plastic v. Stainless Steel
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:50:49 -0600
David Glober wrote:
> Thanks for informative link. What I'm also trying to understand is - with
> stainless steel taking a lot of energy, etc. to create - and stainless
> steel bottles taking a lot to shape specifically, and the alloy of
> stainless steel also taking time to decompose - is it a totally clear
> choice between the two in all cases?
>
Your health is one heck of a lot more important than the energy
footprint of anything you buy. Or at least mine is. Why would you worry
about the energy instead of the cancer-causing chemicals in the plastic?