Water, water, water!!! Use a water filtration pitcher and store it in your refrigerator. You'll always have cold water and won't waste water by letting the faucet run until the water is cold. If you bring a reusable bottle from home, you'll lessen your carbon footprint even more. You'll save money over buying bottled water and will save energy and reduce pollution from the production, shipping and disposal of plastic containers. If you do have to purchase a drink, make sure to recycle the bottle. Bring it home and put it into your home recycling instead of throwing it away.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Water bottles...a big pet peeve!!!!
Water, water, water!!! Use a water filtration pitcher and store it in your refrigerator. You'll always have cold water and won't waste water by letting the faucet run until the water is cold. If you bring a reusable bottle from home, you'll lessen your carbon footprint even more. You'll save money over buying bottled water and will save energy and reduce pollution from the production, shipping and disposal of plastic containers. If you do have to purchase a drink, make sure to recycle the bottle. Bring it home and put it into your home recycling instead of throwing it away.
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I see water bottles thrown out everywhere and hate it. There is a bottler that is making bottles with less plastic, which helps. It is a step in the right direction!
I stopped buying plastic water bottles from the store and I now use nalgene bottles for my portable water needs.
Re-using plastic water bottles over and over may reduce waste, but may be harmful to your health. One thing I've noticed, is that as I have aimed to limit my body's exposure to toxins, it has in turn limited the amount of toxins and waste that I pollute the environment with. Many plastic water bottles/containers, including nalgene water bottles, contain a chemical called Bispheon A (BPA). It has been shown to be harmful to your health. Look for reuseable water bottles/containers that do not contain this chemical and you will save your health as well as the environment!
Here's a website where you can find BPA free re-usable water bottles.
www.heathegoods.com
Kaylee Wagner
Peoria, AZ
It's simple math... consider the energy needed to pump water to a central filtration system, automated bottling, the energy necessary to mass manufacture plastic bottles and print paper labels, cap and distribute the bottles to retailers' distribution centers, then more truck driving to get the bottle to your local store. OR, filter your own water at home, fill a hard plastic (or ideally aluminum) canteen. See, it's simple. Water = very good for you. Wasted energy and natural resources to get bottles to you at an average cost of $.43 each = BAD.
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