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The Aeropress has been BPA free for years now.

http://www.aeropress.ca/faq/

That may be true, but unfortunately research is showing plasticizers of many varieties (including those used in "BPA Free" plastics), are endocrine disruptors.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016648014...

Here's another article about it (same content, but easier to digest):

http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/04/bpa-free-does-not-mean-...

TL;DR: Just because plastic is BPA free, doesn't mean it is safe or even better.

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