February 24, 2006
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/02/0224_060224_bottled_water.html
Heres what I got out of it:
Putting a bottle around some water is not only taking unessecary cash out of Americans pockets, its hurting our planet too! It is producing mass amounts of garbage and using a ton of energy. A report by the Earth Policy Institute (EPI) says that the amount of bottled water consumed by the world doubled between 1999 and 2004, reaching an all time high of 41 billion gallons a year. Bottled water is proven to cost more than gasoline! It doesnt make sense that people complain so much about the sky-rocketing gas prices when bottled water is even more expensive! Most of the money that goes into bottled water is through transportation. An example: 1.4 million bottles of a finnish botted water company were shipped to Saudi Arabia, which is about 2,700 miles away. Evian water delivers 60% of its water to destinations across the globe as well. The united states, not so schockingly, is the biggest consumers of bottled water, 7 billion gallons a year, followed by Mexico, China, and Brazil. Although this is true, Italians drink the most bottled water a day, per person; the equivlant of about 2 glasses a day.
Even the The Natural Resources Defense Council, says that there is no assurance that just because water comes out of a bottle, it is any cleaner or safer than water from the tap." A activist group in New York concluded that 25% of bottled water is just tap water, sometimes treated, usually not. In fact, if the water is treated, the amount of chemicals put into the water to "purify it" can actually make it unsafe for babies or younge children to drink it. The only places where bottled water would be a batter alternative to the tap is in 3rd world countries where healthy tap is not available.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/02/0224_060224_bottled_water.html
Heres what I got out of it:
Putting a bottle around some water is not only taking unessecary cash out of Americans pockets, its hurting our planet too! It is producing mass amounts of garbage and using a ton of energy. A report by the Earth Policy Institute (EPI) says that the amount of bottled water consumed by the world doubled between 1999 and 2004, reaching an all time high of 41 billion gallons a year. Bottled water is proven to cost more than gasoline! It doesnt make sense that people complain so much about the sky-rocketing gas prices when bottled water is even more expensive! Most of the money that goes into bottled water is through transportation. An example: 1.4 million bottles of a finnish botted water company were shipped to Saudi Arabia, which is about 2,700 miles away. Evian water delivers 60% of its water to destinations across the globe as well. The united states, not so schockingly, is the biggest consumers of bottled water, 7 billion gallons a year, followed by Mexico, China, and Brazil. Although this is true, Italians drink the most bottled water a day, per person; the equivlant of about 2 glasses a day.
Even the The Natural Resources Defense Council, says that there is no assurance that just because water comes out of a bottle, it is any cleaner or safer than water from the tap." A activist group in New York concluded that 25% of bottled water is just tap water, sometimes treated, usually not. In fact, if the water is treated, the amount of chemicals put into the water to "purify it" can actually make it unsafe for babies or younge children to drink it. The only places where bottled water would be a batter alternative to the tap is in 3rd world countries where healthy tap is not available.
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