Water bottles harm environment
Our generation is living in “The Green Age.” Seriously, take a look around you. Whether it’s the recycling bin against the wall, the kid sitting next to you in class with the environmentally-friendly notebook, products in stores labeled “energy efficient” or “made from recycled materials” or, my personal favorite, the reusable water bottle, we are constantly being encouraged to live an eco-friendly lifestyle. Green seems to be the new black in today’s world, and for good reason. We’re slowly but surely turning Earth into one huge landfill, and what kills me is that we have the option of decreasing our negative impact and, generally speaking, no one really cares.
I am so opposed to the concept of bottled water. It is unnecessary, harmful to the environment and, compared to tap water, expensive. So you think that a $1 bottle of water you just got out of the vending machine is cheap? You just paid 5 cents per ounce of water. The water that comes out of the sink in your dorm room, house or apartment costs less than 1 cent per gallon. Here’s a fun fact: you are only getting one twentieth of the water you could be drinking all for the convenience of little bottles that have a better than 80 percent chance of sitting in a landfill for the next thousand years.
Now if you’re like me and think tap water tastes nasty, next time you go grocery shopping pick up a water purifying system. I would suggest the kind you can attach to your faucet at home for about $25. I’ve done the math, and assuming you buy one case of water a week, you spend upward of $150 a year on bottled water. On the contrary, assuming you have chosen to give water bottles the boot, you would spend around $80 to $90 the first year – this includes your purifying system, a reusable bottle and filters – and about $50 every year after that. So tell me who doesn’t want to save about $100 a year?
People don’t realize how serious the effects of plastic are on the environment, and bottled water is a huge contributor. Forty-seven million gallons of oil are used each year to produce bottled water, which means less oil for your gas-guzzling pick-up truck, and the production of plastic releases extremely harmful chemicals into the ground and air – your water and air supply. Going green isn’t just a trend; it is a critical piece of the long term solution to problems we’ve created.
Whether you want to admit it or not, this planet takes care of you. Earth provides you with breathable air, food, water and all the resources you need to continue to be able to live an abundant life.
http://www.dailygamecock.com/viewpoints/water-bottles-harm-environment-1.1650476
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