Instead of wasting money buying numerous water bottles, purchase a reusable water bottle for the same price as a pack of wasteful plastic water bottles. Make sure the water bottle is BPA free. BPA is a cancer causing agent in plastic water bottle. Hence the reason why we should not leave our plastic water bottles in the car on hot summer days. The heat from the sun can cause chemicals from the bottle to seep into the water we digest. So be careful! Reusable water bottles are no more than $5 but of course you can purchase the "fancy" ones. Try this reusable water bottle that tracks how many plastic bottles you save from landfills!
The Facts;
- According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, store-bought bottled water is a rip off. Tap water is often subject to more stringent regulation and testing than bottled water. It costs a fraction of the cost from the tap. It is cleaner, cheaper, and thus healthier.
- Ten percent of the plastic produced every year worldwide winds up in the ocean. 70% of which finds its way to the ocean floor, where it will likely never degrade.
- Every square mile of the ocean has 46,000 pieces of floating plastic in it. (UN, 2006)
- 2,480,000 tons of plastic bottles and jars were thrown away in one year (2008). Tap water is cleaner, cheaper and healthier than store-bought water.
- 60 billion single-use drink containers were purchased in 2006, and 3 out of 4 were thrown out directly after use.
- Plastic bottles are among the most prevalent source of pollution found on our beaches.
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