Sarah Sajedi was visiting Phi Phi Island, Thailand, when she was dazzled by the beautiful scenery of the Andaman Sea. However, when she looked down at her feet, she saw that the white sandy beach was covered with plastic debris, most of which was from plastic bottles. She found that people ingest an average of 39,000 to 52,000 microplastic particles per year from food and drinking water, and those who use bottled water on a daily basis ingest nearly 90,000 more microplastic particles into their bodies. “Drinking water from plastic bottles is fine in an emergency, but it is not something that should be used in daily life,” Sajedi explains. Plastic Bottles Are Not RegulatedGovernments around the world are working on legislation to limit plastic waste.