Your Water, Our Planet: Stop drinking bottled water today

Every bottle of water you drink takes a certain amount of CO2 to produce, and it´s not small. It is estimated that “the manufacturing and transport of one kilogram bottle of Fiji water consumes 26.88 kilograms of water, 0.849 Kilograms of fossil fuel, and emits 562 grams of greenhouse gases.” Bottled water has a huge effect on our environment, and there isn´t much proof it´s any better for you.

Bottled water affects:

Water sources: Bottled water actually uses MORE water than in the bottle to produce and transport it. Meaning that you are wasting water by buying bottled water.

Communities: Bottled water companies take massive amounts of water from the same place. Consistently. This often leads to the community having water shortages and increasing the imbalance of water on our planet. Coca Cola’s draining of groundwater resources in Plachimada, India has caused riots in the street.

CO2 emissions: Every bottle of water needs to be produced and transported, emitting CO2 into the air. Drinking tap water instead, causes almost no CO2 emissions.

Landfills: There is not enough space for all of the plastic. You can recycle your bottled water, but most people do not. It is estimated that over 50% of the bottles still end up in the landfill.

So why is bottled water so popular? Most people believe it is better for you than tap water, but often that is not true. In fact, most tap water is CLEANER than bottled water.

So please, switch to tap water. Buy a filter. Take a rewashable water bottle with you for the day instead of buying it. And if you must drink bottled water, buy from a company in your country and please recycle your bottles.


sources:
http://www.canadians.org/water/documents/factsheetJune13-08.pdf

http://west40.hubpages.com/hub/bottledwaterclimatechange