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The numbers are staggering Americans buy over 30 billion single serve bottles of water a year yet we only recycle about 25% of them. Water Bottles not only pollute the earth but the leaching of chemicals like BPA (a hormone-mimicking chemical) from Polycarbonate plastic might actually be poisoning our bodies. A full 40% of bottled water comes from municipal sources meaning it is bottled from ordinary tap water. The average price for a 12oz bottle of water is $1.25 which is more than the price of gas. The water industry effectively has us paying for what 90% of us get already, tap water.
Drinking filtered tap water at home and from a reusable stainless steel or glass bottle (when on the go) will not only save you from the potential health risks of BPA and prevent tons of environmental waste but it will also save you a lot of money and bring you some good karma in the process.
Playing this Thursday* in NY is a documentary called Tapped that puts a spotlight on the water bottle industry connecting the dots in a long chain of waste and under regulation. It presents a very eye-opening, informative, and passionate look at what has become a multi billion dollar Water Empire.
*Thursday Aug. 6th will be the last day to view the documentary Tapped in NYC.
IFC Center 323 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10014 (212) 924-7771
Don’t worry if you missed it in the theater they have a website where you can get the DVD and more information about there mission.
links:
http://www.tappedthemovie.com/
http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/materials_minerals_pdf/waterbottles.pdf
https://www.ecocanteen.com/ver9/index.asp
Comments
FYI, BPA is not in the single serve bottles that you are complaining about.
Hi Jeff, Thanks for that, I forgot to type Polycarbonate in front of plastic in association to BPA.
Disposable bottles don't contain BPA, but have been shown in German studies to leach estrogen mimicking chemicals at levels that effect living organisms. Jeff is a shill for the Bottled Water industry who is trying to distance themselves from BPA, even though it is still used in the large 5 gallon water cooler containers.
Hi Mark, That is an interesting bit of info about the German study and a very observant comment.
Thanks
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