Nope, they aren’t my lucky numbers, and they aren’t yours either. A new report confirms that although any container (read water bottle) with one of those numbers on the bottom is recyclable — great news for the planet — it’s bad for your body. Nasty plastics leach out into the water we later drink.

Like most Angelenos, I spill a fair-sized puddle of change each month to get spring water delivered to my home, so imagine my chagrin to find that my vendor’s new delivery bottles all have the number 7 clearly embossed on the bottom.

The half-gallons I purchase at the market now and then are all number 1 — fine for one round, but easily damaged and becoming bacteria transmitters with repeat use, and toxic after a stint in the microwave or dishwasher. But those bottles have to be constantly recycled, which seems a colossal waste of resources.

I dream of a world where instead of putting money into weapons of destruction, we invest in clean, transportable drinking water for all. In this munificent country, we do have all the water we need for the moment, albeit toxin tinged. Let’s not forget how much of the world has to walk miles each day for even a sip.