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EARTH DAY: What You Can Do About The Water Bottle Crisis

April 22, 2014 at 8:02 am · Filed under Beverages, Earth Day & Environment

Every year 68 billion plastic water bottles are consumed in the U.S. The majority of them end up in landfill. Divided among the population, this means a per capita consumption of some 30.8 gallons of bottled water.

According to the International Bottled Water Association, the U.S. bottled water per capita was up 5.3% in 2012, the last year for which statistics are available.

The data comes with enormous consequences:

  • Too few plastic bottles make their way to the recycling bin: just 1 in 4.
  • The environmental footprint of plastic bottle is calculated in millions of oil barrels.
  • There is a direct human impact: making plastic requires chemicals that known to be hazardous to health. Not every water bottle is BPA-free.

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    Plus:

  • Tap water, the easy and cheaper solution, is actually a safer option than spring water or mineral water, even when bottles are BPA-free.
  • Municipal water is regulated and tested frequently. There are no government controls on bottled mineral and spring waters. (Source)

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    HOW CAN YOU HELP? DRINK FROM THE TAP

    You can add a water purifier device to the tap or install one under the sink.

    There are also whole-house filters.

    If you don’t want to install a filter, Aquasana makes a variety of counter-top models with small footprint.

    Water bottle or household filter: Celebrate Earth Day by picking one up.

    Here’s a water filter guide from the Environmental Working Group.


    [1] Plastic waters are ubiquitous in the landfill: 75% of them are not recycled (photo © Steve Johnson | Pexels).


    [2] Get yourself a reusable water bottle and carry it in your bag, backpack, briefcase, etc (photo © Julia Sakelli | Pexels).
     
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