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Originally Posted by Thor
I don't get it, vast majority of people can't tell the difference between tap water and expensive bottled water, so why buy it?
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I've said it before - EVIAN is NAIVE spelled backwards.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=73396754811
This group has been created to facilitate an organized action against the use of bottled water. Our aim is to raise awareness of the negative effects that are created by the consumption of bottled water. We hope to eliminate the use of bottled water in our society.
Still a skeptic? Here are some facts:
- It takes over 1.5 million barrels of oil to manufacture a year’s supply of bottled water. That’s enough oil to fuel 100,000 cars.
- Eight out of 10 plastic water bottles become landfill waste.
- In 2007 we spent $16 billion on bottled water. That’s more than we spent on iPods or movie tickets.
- Plastic bottles can take up to 1000 years before they begin to decompose once buried.
- 90% of the cost of bottled water is due to the bottle itself
- 80% of plastic bottles are not recycled
- Bottling and shipping water is the least energy efficient method ever used to supply water
- Bottled water is the second most popular beverage in the North America
Price Comparison:
Average cost of 500 ml of bottled water ~ $1.50
Average cost of 500 ml of tap water ~ $0.06