The truth about water bottles
I stand for the use of reusable water bottles. Bottled water is expensive, bottles create garbage and drinking out of plastic is proven bad for you. Most people get the satisfaction of twisting off the sealed cap. The sound of taking off the top makes people feel assured they are drinking something healthy and fresh. In reality 70% of bottled water never crosses state lines to be sold. The FDA has no over sight on the product being sold. Most bottled water is no better than regular tap water found at home.
The amount of garbage produced by the consumption of bottled water is outrageous. Bottled water produces 1.5 million tons of plastic every year. 47 million gallons of oil are used every year to produce the trillions of bottles of water. Most people are under the impressions that these bottles are being recycled. The facts prove only 20% of the plastic bottles are recycled, the rest are thrown away.
The solution to all this bottle madness? Buy a reusable water bottle. You can get an aluminum thermos or a reusable plastic bottle such as a Nalgene. Quit spending money on corrupt businesses that just pollute our world and satisfy our materialist illusions. Start conserving earth’s natural resources and save yourself from the unhealthy toxins within plastic. This quick change is important to ensure our world does not become a wasteland of plastic for future generations.
http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/stories/5-reasons-not-to-drink-bottled-water
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