Today I am proposing that we stop using plastic water bottles. Personally, I don’t buy plastic water bottles to begin with; tap water has always been just fine with me. Once you add this to the fact that Elon handed us all metal water bottles at the beginning of the school year there should be no real conflict.
Water bottles are one of the most wasteful things in my mind. I know it is nice when you are on the go to grab a bottle of water; however, keep in mind that it will cost you under five dollars to go to the store and buy a water bottle that you can use for the rest of your life. The solution to this problem don’t even make your life harder, unless you don’t have access to clean tap water (but I don't think that this is the case at Elon).
-Adrienne
Stats:
Americans will buy an estimated 25 billion single-serving, plastic water bottles this year. Eight out of 10 (22 billion) will end up in a landfill.
-- Container Recycling Institute
1.5 million barrels of oil is used annually to produce plastic water bottles for America alone - enough to fuel some 100,000 U.S. cars for a year.
-- Earth Policy Institute
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Convenience is one of the main causes for a lot of our wasteful habits. A good tip for not reaching for that cold plastic water bottle in your rush to get to class its to fill up your reusable one at night before you go to sleep and put it back in your refrigerator. That way, when you wake up in the morning and go to grab some water, the reusable bottle will be ready to go and just as convenient on the go.
ReplyDelete-Liza
Liza, that is exactly what I do!
ReplyDeleteI carry around a little smart water bottle (that is just as good as a real one) and just refill it! I also have other water bottles that I am constantly filling up! It is a great way to save plastic, I love this idea!
-Ellie
I carry around a water bottle as well which is extremely helpful. Even if you refill a plastic water bottle it will eventually start to degrade and the water will start to absorb plastic which you will then ingest. A camelbak water bottle lasts forever. Some water bottles even withstand getting run over and do not degrade in the sunlight.
ReplyDelete-Danny