I'm going to keep the science short, but in a nutshell, the use of plastics in our lives is more of a problem than just filling landfills.   Scientific research has suggested that the leaching of BPA in plastics have shown profound effects in lab animals, and may well be directly related to the increase of breast cancer, prostrate cancer, Type 2 diabetes,  neuro-behavioral problems like attention deficit and hyperactivity.   For me, it is a NO-BRAINER to take a stance against plastics, if not for the environment, then for my own health.   I encourage readers to perform their own research on this issue, but in the meantime, here's some practical (and relatively easy) alternatives you can put to use immediately.   Be well!

Use a metal or glass water bottle

Limit your use of canned goods or choose canned foods from makers who don't use it, such as Eden Foods

Learn how to cook your own foods that you typically buy in cans -- like beans or chickpeas

Choose soups, milk and soy milk packaged in cardboard "brick" cartons, by Tetra Pak and SIG Combibloc, with safer layers of aluminum and polyethylene (#2) that can also be recycled

Use glass food storage containers instead of plastic

Use glass baby bottles or plastic bag inserts made of polyethyelene, or switch to non-clear polypropylene bottles that are labeled #5. Don't buy canned infant formula.

Eat fresh foods in season to reduce your consumption of canned goods

Buy or can your own foods in safe glass jars

Stop using plastic wrap and plastic containers to heat food in microwaves. Ceramic and glass are better. (This author has eliminated the microwave altogether)

Throw out any old and scratched plastic bottles or plastic containers

Buy organic wine since many commercial wines can have up to six times the amount of BPA than canned goods

Let your grocer store know you want BPA free cans and are boycotting those products with BPA in them.