Why we need a Better Solution for Our Drinking Water . . .
And why we need it NOW.

The Dangers of Bottled Water 60 million plastic bottles a day are disposed of in the U.S. alone. Massive amounts of greenhouse gases are produced from manufacturing the plastic bottles. Millions of gallons of fuel are wasted daily transporting filtered tap water across America and around the world. It requires 3 times as much water to make the bottle as it does to fill it . . . It is an exceptionally wasteful industry.

The Alarming and Unavoidable Facts about Bottled Water
and the Environment

• The fact is that people pay from $1 to $4 per gallon for the perception of higher quality, when in fact the quality of bottled water is at best unknown! Over 90% of the costs of bottled water is in the bottle, lid and label. Source: Bottled Water Blues

• 86% of plastic water bottles used in the United States become garbage or litter. That means less than 15% are recycled. Source: Earth Policy Institute

• Manufacturing 29 BILLION plastic bottles used for water in the United States each year requires the equivalent of more than 17 MILLION barrels of crude oil. Source: Earth Policy Institute

• After testing 1,000 bottles of water, 33% had bacterial contamination, synthetic organic chemicals including industrial solvents, and inorganic contaminants, such as arsenic. Source: Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

• As much as 40% of all bottled water comes from a city water system, just like tap water. The report also focuses on the fact that 60% to 70% of all bottled water sold in the U.S. is exempt from the FDA’s bottled water standards. Source: Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)