Cap Your Bottle Waste

Did you know that it takes about 1.5 million barrels of oil to produce water bottles from polyethylene terephthalate in the United States alone? Eighty-six percent of these bottles end up in landfills or incinerated. There are many areas where tap water is potable and people still choose to drink bottled water, which cost up to 10,000 times more. Tap water is available through energy-efficient infrastructures, whereas bottled water must be transported long distances. Thus in turn burning huge wasteful amounts of fossil fuels. Bottled water is no longer any healthier than potable tap water. 

There has been a steady increase in the amount of bottled water consumed. One of the problems with this is that the recycling rate is very low. "Only about 12 percent of "custom" plastic bottles, a category dominated by water, were recycled in 2003, according to industry consultant R.W. Beck, Inc." This means that basically 40 million bottles a day were thrown into the trash or became litter. Everyone needs to be conscious of their bottle usage. Try reusing a water bottle or buying one from Camelbak. I have the Camelbak Better Bottle and I am obsessed with it. It is a bottle that doesn't spill thanks to its "Flip, bite-n-sip" design. This design makes it easy to walk and drink simultaneously. It is made with BPA-free plastic in various colors and patterns. It also has a convenient bottle-top loop that can be clipped onto a backpack or purse with a carabiner.

Make this your first step to minimizing your carbon footprint. It is an easy one to incorporate into you daily life. 

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