The Green Guide recently had an excellent article all about the problems and environmental impact of bottled water. The article also included good sources for safe reusable water bottles. Some snippets from the article:
- In bottle production alone, the more than 70 million bottles of water consumed each day in the U.S. drain 1.5 million barrels of oil over the course of one year.
- A 1999 Natural Resources Defense Council study found that, with required quarterly testing, tap water may even be of a higher quality than bottled, which is only tested annually.
Read the full article -- it's interesting! Also see the related blog post on this topic, "Water, Water Everywhere..."
Very good points. And it's not just small plastic bottles, what about those big plastic ones on your cooler at work. Think of all the gas it takes for trucks to deliver those hundreds of miles from the plant to your office. Tap water is fine, and if you're really concerned, you can always use a filtered pitcher.
Posted by: TheGreenMiles | July 18, 2007 at 04:58 PM