Plastic water bottles are very popular, sold in bulk and are also very convenient to grab as you are walking out the door. Water keeps us hydrated, which keeps us on our feet and provides us with the essentials we need to survive each day. Without water, most people would not survive for longer than three days, but there are healthier choices to go with for a water source other than a plastic water bottle. Marketers have made water bottles look cooler, and make you believe that the water you are buying is much cleaner and safer to drink than the water that is coming out of your faucet. But this doesn’t have to be the case if you have a whole house water filtration system installed. Don’t get pulled into the marketing of plastic water bottles. They can do a great deal of harm to your health and to the environment.
Dangers of Plastic Water Bottles to your Health
Water that is bottled in plastic can be a danger to your health. The plastic that makes up the bottle can contain dangerous materials like polyethylene terephthalate, carcinogen and bisphenol. Some of these materials are suspected of causing neurological and behavioral problems in fetuses and children. Bisphenol mimics the female hormone estrogen, which may have detrimental effects, including cancer in the brain, breast, prostate, on the entire female reproductive system and immune system in adults. The health risk worsens when plastic water bottles are reused over and over again. Your best bet is to purchase one permanent water bottle that is safe to drink from and does not contain any harmful materials.
Plastic Water Bottles are a Waste of Money & Energy
The amount of crude oil needed to produce the sum of water bottles that we purchase is insane. It has been found that 1.5 million barrels of oil per year are used solely for the purpose of manufacturing plastic water bottles. That equals out to be enough fuel for 100,000 cars a year. A large amount of energy is wasted transporting bottled water when we actually have clean water coming out of our kitchen faucets. Bottled water may seem purer or cleaner than tap water, but it is not. The FDA actually has stricter rules for tap water than it does for bottled water and tap water is tested much more frequently. Don’t waste your money or time on buying flats of plastic water bottles.
Negative Effects of Plastic Water Bottles on the Environment
Plastic water bottles are not great for our environment. If you want to protect mother earth, then make the change and stop purchasing plastic water bottles. Plastic water bottles are not biodegradable. Plastic often ends up in landfills and waterways, where it has formed a floating patch of garbage in the Pacific Ocean roughly the size of Texas. That is a great deal of garbage floating in the ocean that not only hurts the environment but also sea life. 86% of plastic water bottles used in the United States becomes garbage or litter. When you switch to purchasing a new water bottle that can be used over and over again safely, you are helping out the environment and giving mother earth a big hug.
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