The pollution and potential health risks of plastic bottles (before you even look at what liquids in the bottles when you buy them….
Bisphenol-A is found in many, many plastics. This chemical has been shown in an increasing number of tests to be very harmful and has many health side effects.
Some studies show:
- pre-birth and early exposures could lead to changes which predispose the body to develop breast cancer later in life
- interaction with these hormone 'pretenders' can result in reduced sperm count, early puberty in girls and increased incidence of breast and testicular cancer.
Read Article Regarding University Professor of Toxicology Here
The Global Garbage Dump Every year millions and millions of plastic bottles are being thrown out. Recycling has barely made a dent in this terrible statistic.
The trend for people buying bottled water is growing as well.
U.S.A.2006 = bottled water consumption reached a record 8.3 billion gallons, 185 million gallons of which was imported.
In contrast to tap water, which is distributed through an energy-efficient infrastructure, transporting bottled water long distances involves burning massive quantities of fossil fuels. (Earth Policy Institute)
It costs more money to drink bottled water than to put gas in your car--up to five time more--due mainly to its packaging and transportation.
Bottled water companies do not have to release their water-testing results to the public, whereas municipalities do.
Read more Here
The trend for people buying bottled water is growing as well.
Land is FULL!
U.S.A.2006 = bottled water consumption reached a record 8.3 billion gallons, 185 million gallons of which was imported.
In contrast to tap water, which is distributed through an energy-efficient infrastructure, transporting bottled water long distances involves burning massive quantities of fossil fuels. (Earth Policy Institute)
Sea of Plastic Bottles
Bottled water companies do not have to release their water-testing results to the public, whereas municipalities do.
Read more Here
Have you ever noticed that when you fill up your plastic water bottle and leave it a few hours (especially in the sun) how bad it tastes?
The Plastic taste is further amplified if you are used to drinking filtered water.
We use a tap mounted filter (found here) for our drinking water. It is hard to imagine how many chemicals we used to ingest everyday from our tap (or bottled) water!
But with filtered water put into an (EcoTanka) Stainless Water Bottle, the water has less chemicals and doesn't become tainted with Plastic taste or BPA.
Also there is no leaching so using fruit juice / milk - then a quick rinse & you can add water again with no left over taste.
Out of the 50 billion bottles of water being bought each year, 80% end up in a landfill, even though recycling programs exist.
17 million barrels of oil are used in producing bottled water each year.
Even in its smallest form, plastic will never biodegrade.
Plastic leaches toxins into the water, which have been linked to health problems such as reproductive issues and cancer.
Bottled water costs 1,000 times more than tap water. Drinking 2 Litres of tap water a day only costs 50 cents per year.
17 million barrels of oil are used in producing bottled water each year.
Even in its smallest form, plastic will never biodegrade.
Plastic leaches toxins into the water, which have been linked to health problems such as reproductive issues and cancer.
Bottled water costs 1,000 times more than tap water. Drinking 2 Litres of tap water a day only costs 50 cents per year.
We have one of the largest ranges of ECOtanka bottles, lids and cooler covers in Australia. We also have some other great health ideas to benefit the whole family…be sure to check out some of our other products!
Out of the 50 billion bottles of water being bought each year, 80% end up in a landfill, even though recycling programs exist.
17 million barrels of oil are used in producing bottled water each year.
Bottled water costs 1,000 times more than tap water. Drinking 2 Litres of tap water a day only costs 50 cents per year.
Plastic leaches toxins into the water, which have been linked to health problems such as reproductive issues and cancer.
Out of the 50 billion bottles of water being bought each year, 80% end up in a landfill, even though recycling programs exist.
17 million barrels of oil are used in producing bottled water each year.
Bottled water costs 1,000 times more than tap water. Drinking 2 Litres of tap water a day only costs 50 cents per year.
Plastic leaches toxins into the water, which have been linked to health problems such as reproductive issues and cancer.
