From Bottles to Tap
Posted by Brittney D.
I came across an article inside of the E The Environmental Magazine called Bottled Water Back Lash written by Melissa Knopper ” A Colorado-based science writer and tap water enthsiast”. The article talks about, how when people began using tap water in replace of their water bottles, and how people are taking action to reduce the amount of water bottles found in land fills. Her sub-titles are as followed: A Gathering Revolt, Bottled Waste, and Don’t Refill That Bottle. On average in 2006 Americans were repoteded to have drank 167 bottles of water each, recycling 23%, and sending 38 billion to the landfills. In 2007 we we spent $16 billion on bottled water and it takes 700 years for plastic bottles to even start decomposing.
For more facts about recycling follow the links:
http://earth911.org/recycling/plastic-bottle-recycling/plastic-bottle-recycling-facts/
http://www.container-recycling.org/
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