Rachel

=Rachel=

**Issue: Unnecessary consumption of water in plastic drinking bottles is wasteful and is damaging the environment**. - 9 out of 10 water bottles end up as garbage or litter—30 million per day—10 billion per year - Bottled water is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration which has lower regulation than the EPA regulations for tap water - Bottled water industry promotes bottled water as a cheap, trendy and healthy thing without mentioning that it costs 4,000 times the amount that tap water does - start tackling the world's BIGGEST problem.....watercountry by country, issue after issue - Poland Spring eco-shape water bottle—uses 30% less plastic than the average ½ liter water bottle-- http://www.polandspring.com/DoingOurPart/EcoShapeBottle.aspx o  100% recyclable—it’s lighter because it requires less energy to make, also, because it’s lighter, it is easier to crush in order to recycle  à  reduction of CO2 emissions o  Not only is it environmentally friendly, but it’s lighter and easier to hold - 100 billion dollars worth of bottled water consumption in 2004, 154 billion liters worth - Americans by about 28 billion water bottles a year and 80% end up in landfills -  *just drink tap water—despite popular belief that bottled water is safer and cleaner, it is the same water that comes out of your fossit - The [|Pacific Institute]  estimates that producing the bottles for American consumption in 2006 required the equivalent of more than 17 million barrels of oil o   The manufacture of every ton of PTE ( Polyethylene terephthalate) produces at least 3 tons of carbon dioxide    à   bottled water thus produces 2.5 millions tons of CO2 in 2006 o   Ground transportation of these water bottles also releases millions more tons of CO2 o   Lots of transportation from where it is made, to where it is filled, to where it is stored and finally to the consumer -  250g of CO2 are released for every fiji water bottle   à   This includes 93g for manufacturing a bottle in China, 4g for transporting an empty bottle to [|Fiji], and 153g for shipping a full bottle to the United States. -  Takes water to make the bottle of water—for a 1 liter bottle, it takes 3 to 5 liters of water to make - Organizations, like Sierra Club, are recognizing the access that goes along with drinking out of plastic water bottles. -  use more tap water -  nalgene water bottles and re-use them -  buy poland springs water -      water filters - educate others on what you know!!!
 * Water Bottles   **
 * How you can help  **


 * Ultimate Goal**--being limited resource conscience and make conscientious, globally sound choices one step at a time