Bottles, bottles, everywhere!?

Question

It's ironic. In many parts of the world, there is no clean drinking water. Here in the U.S., pure, drinkable water flows out of every tap, and yet Americans buy a staggering amount of bottled water. We pay big bucks for it, too — more than $15 billion a year. Worse of all, the bottles are overflowing our landfills and contributing to global warming.

Recycling would help, but we don’t usually do it. Less than 20 percent of the 28 billion single-serving water bottles that Americans buy each year are recycled. Some estimates are as low as 12 percent.

Did you know Fiji Water produces more than a million bottles of water a day, while more than half the people in Fiji do not have reliable drinking water. Adding to the irony, Fiji itself uses almost no bottled water, according to a Pacific Institute report. They just export it.

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What do you think of this situation?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Ironically, tap water is cleaner in most areas of the US.  The only use for bottled water I've seen that seems justified is relief for disaster victims.

Answer 3

I think you're right.

I think too many people are all "OMG GERMS AND MICROORGANISMS"

but it's better than murky water. Seriously.

Answer 4

Yes, bottled water is wasteful.  I don't know why so many people think they need to buy water in a bottle in a water when the bottled water is frequently the same as the stuff that comes out of the tap.  Not to mention that the price you pay for a bottle of water is many many times what you would pay if you just went to the faucet.

Not only that, but it uses A LOT of fossil fuel to carry bottled water by a truck, whereas tap water is frequently delivered by water pressure coming from the towers.

And why ist it that when I pick up a plastic bottle littering the side of the road, 3 out of 4 times it's a water bottle?  What is with these bottled water drinkers?  Are they both paranoid AND total a******s?

Answer 5

This is awful! we are destroying the earth for our children. I use a farm located near me we have 5 gallon bottles and for a $ 1.25 for 5 gallons we save money and take our 2 year old to the farm at the same time... and help the earth too! Everyone needs to look into reusable resources they may be right around the corner! I am an avid user now of "freecycle" group to make a change for the future!

Answer 6

You know, a lot of people recycle those bottles.  I believe it's the inconsiderate pricks who throw plastic in the trash that you have to blame.  I buy bottled water because my water has too much chlorine in it in the tap, and it irritates my digestive tract.  I have a huge container in the fridge and I buy water by the gallon from the grocery store.  I reuse those bottles, but when I'm out and want a drink, I buy a bottle of water, but I recycle.

It'll be these same inconsiderates that won't throw the mercury laden light bulbs away properly, watch how much mercury will end up in our ground water after that.  All in the name of Al Gore.

Answer 7

First off, water bottles are not overfilling landfills.  I visited Puente Hill Landfill today and funny thing is, I didn't see the bottles you were complaining about.  Bottles are inert and and relatively easily disposed up.  Glass is easily manufactured from sand that is as common as (more common) than sand on a beach.  Why does the left insist on manufacturing problems and exaggerating consequences.  Is is something in their DNA or is it learned?