I admit-- a case of water is a convenience. Grab a bottle and go-- but is it really that much more convenient than a reusable stainless container? Hear me out.- Plastic leeches into the water, which we then ingest.
- In the majority of cases, bottled water isn't more pure than your tap.
- There are great and inexpensive purifiers if needed.
- Plastic is made with petroleum, requiring billions of barrels of oil a year to produce.
- Only 30% of all bottles are recycled.
- The energy used to package, transport, dispose of, and recycle bottles is unconscionable.
- And nowadays you can find well-designed ones like my new Keith Haring bottle.
These are the reason why I am banning water bottles from my house and my classroom. Wish me luck.
2 comments:
Oh, I wish I could join you on this one, but I just don't like the taste of water out of a metal bottle (which, is, I guess, a can, right?) Johnathan has one and swears by it, but every time I take a sip it's metallic. I guess I'm just a wimp. But I *don't* buy plastic water bottles: I have a sturdy one that I refill.
The reusable plastic ones count too! Listen, I was born with a metal spoon in my mouth so I've probably suffering from a less refined palette.
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