Reading the report, some of the comments suggest that people try using PET (polyethelene tetrapthalate) bottles. This sparked my interest, since in Japan almost all consumer beverage containers are PET. On a whim I looked up the safety research on PET plastics, only to find that the main research that is quoted to say they are safe is from ILSI, a chemical and big food funded affiliate group that is also associated with the Tobacco and Petroleum industries. [1]
Combine this with recent news that in practically every place they have tested (including wells, major cities in the US and Japan) there are traces of prescription drugs in the water supply [2] I think I'm going to finally give up the convenience of all those lovely beverage choices and just drink fresh tea.
[1] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=International_Lif...
[2] http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/03/10/pharma.water1.ap/