What is wrong with using disposable plastic water bottles?
• They are wasting energy. • Single-use, disposable, plastic bottles (PET) are derived from crude oil. In the U.S., we use 17 million barrels of oil annually to produce these bottles, enough to fuel more than 1 million American cars for a year. Transporting the bottles consumes another 1.5 million barrels of crude oil. • They sit around for a very long time. • Only 15% of them are being recycled and the rest take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade in landfills. Many of these bottles end up in the ocean, killing marine life. • They are not safe. • PET water bottles contain a chemical known as BPA . In August of 2007, several dozen scientists issued a review of 700 studies on BPA warning that the levels most people are exposed to put them at elevated risk of uterine fibroids, endometriosis, breast cancer, decreased sperm counts, and prostate cancer. Why can I not use a reusable plastic water bottle? Plastic reusable water bottles often have a dangerous chemical called BPA that can leach int
