Bottled water is not evil. Sure, it’s gotten a bad rap in the past few years…everything from plastic bottles taking over our landfills to causing cancer. In theory, those things are true, and yes, bottled water can be frowned upon in that regard.
Here’s the upside…keep bottled water out of extremely high temperatures, for instance, your car. Some scientist believe that the plastic can omit toxins into the water when the bottles are extremely hot, thus, perhaps, being the cause of breast cancer. Simply keep your bottles out of the heat and the plastic is otherwise harmless.
About the landfills…Our landfills are being polluted with millions of water bottles. Since the bottles take an estimated 600-1000 years to decompose, it’s an absolutely horrible idea to throw the bottles into the trash. Sadly, only 10% of plastic water bottles are recycled in the US. That means a whopping 90% are going straight to the landfills. It’s so easy to recycle. If you don’t…you should start.
At the end of the day, bottled water is not evil. It can be an evil if you aren’t properly disposing of the bottles and you are letting them sit in a car all day omitting toxins into the water. As long as you follow the rules, bottled water can be a very, very good thing.
A perfect green utopia! A green city of the future…whose ready to move? I know I’d certainly sign mortgage papers in this car-free, waste-free, carbon-free land of green perfection. Check out this clip for a look at a perfect green city.
Green’s mantra is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Did you know that by reducing plastic bag consumption by just two bags per week, you’ll throw away at least 100 fewer bags per year. If tied together, handle to handle, these plastic bags would make a rope long enough to wrap around the earth more than 126 times.
You can purchase canvas bags for about $1.00 a piece. They are stylish, green, and so much better for the environment than plastic bags. It’s one simple way to becoming more eco-responsible.
“If everyone in the country elected to buy one package of 100 percent recycled napkins instead of the non-recycled variety, that act alone would save one million trees.”
-Jennifer Powers, spokeswoman for the Natural Resources Defense Council
Did you know that three-fourths of the bottles from bottled water do not get recycled? That’s 75%! Scientists roughly estimate that it takes 450-1000 years for a water bottle to decompose. If you are going to drink bottled water, please be mindful of the environment and recycle the bottle….and then encourage someone else to do the same. Plus, you’ll save money on trash bags. It’s one small step you can take to being more responsible to the environment. It’s everyone’s job!
