Why You Should Never Put Plastic in the Microwave! #science #facts

Added: 2026-05-20

[00:00:00]to never, never put plastic in a microwave. So, here's the story. BPA, phthalates, plasticizers are added to the plastic, but they're not chemically bound to it. So, if you put anything in a container that has these chemicals in it and then put it in a hot environment, they will come out of this plastic and go into the food. So, if you in a microwave or you put your bottle in the car, the sun comes in, it warms up the bottle, and then the stuff goes into your water. You don't want to mix these chemicals in your food, but if you do, the worst thing is to do it in a heated environment.