Is using a reusable water bottle good for the environment?
Yes, of course, for several reasons: • Most disposable water bottles (e.g. – Evian, Dasani, Aquafina, etc.) are made of PET plastic. According to the American Recycling Institute, only 14% of these bottles are recycled. Most of the PET bottles end up in litter or trash where they can take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade, filling our landfills and injuring wildlife. • Americans are currently adding 30 million PET water bottles to our nation’s landfills – everyday! • Even if PET bottles are sent to the recycling center, they are really being “down-cycled”, converted to a lower form of plastic, much of which goes unused. • PET is a petroleum-based plastic.
