We watched the story of bottled water in class one day. We discussed the fact that the “need” for bottled water is a manufactured demand. Most of the drinking water in America is clean enough to drink out of the tap. There are very few places in which there is an actual need for clean water. Some of these bottles are recycled, but many of them end up in landfills. There are great alternatives to bottled water. Filtered jugs can be filled and put in the fridge or reusable bottles can be filled and taken with you if you’re on the run.
An interesting piece of an article I read was this: According to the report, more than 1 billion water bottles are winding up in the trash in California each year. That translates into nearly 3 million empty water bottles going to the trash EVERY day and an estimated $26 million in unclaimed California Refund Value (CRV) deposits annually. If recycled, the raw materials from those bottles could be used to make 74 million square feet of carpet, 74 million extra large T-shirts or 16 million sweaters, among other things.
Instead, they are swallowing landfill space, increasing air pollution and destroying the ozone layer.
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