How many
did you go through this
Memorial Day weekend?
How much
did you
spend on
them?

that’s 1 , 9 0 0 t i m e s
more
than the price you pay
when you drink tap
water

And no matter which one you choose
when you think of going green,
ditching bottled water keeps
mother earth and your wallet
green

Wallet —As an average
U.S. citizen spends more
than $400 every year
on bottled water*
*At ~$1.00 a bottle, you are paying $8.00
a gallon
which makes gasoline seem pretty cheap

Health — Which can be damaged by toxic chemicals like
Bisphenol- A (BPA), leached from bottled water *
*BPA intake can also cause
cancerous cells in your body

Environment — Wh i ch i s ta i nte d
by the prod u cti o n , tra n s po rta ti o n ,
pa cka g i ng a nd d i s po s a l o f pl a s ti c
bo ttl e d wa te r

In the year 2004, t h e b o t t l e d
water usage was marked as
26
Trillion liter s
That is nearly
28 trillion
plastic bottles
in a year!
About 1,500
bottles end up
as garbage
every second

26 trillion liters also
contributes to an additional
2.5 million tons
of
that was produced in
the manufacturing of
the plastic bottle

$100
billion
is the amount spent every year
by consumers on bottled water
An amount like this
even makes the
federal bailout
amount look small

Research shows that for
a fraction of the amount,
everyone on the planet
could have safe drinking
water and proper
sanitation

Think you
can help?
Are you sure
you know all
the facts
about
bottled
water?
If you don’t, then
let’s just say you
are in for a big
surprise...

You spend
the money ....
you pollute the earth
... risk polluting the
aquifer and other
water bodies ...
all for bottled
water?

A survey showed
35 % of bottled
water drinkers
think that it is
safer than tap
water
Source: American Water Works Association
Research Foundation, Consumer Attitude
Survey on Water Quality Issues, p. 19 (1993)

Did you think it
was convenient?
But did you know that the
heat in the car and the
plastic of the bottle can
leach out chemicals that
can lead to breast and
other types of cancers

And even though you
might not have kept it
in the car, do you know
it has been through
before you bought it?

Transported in trucks, temps vary
from

Loaded and
unloaded, temps
can vary from
45-100 degrees

Something else
to consider
tap water has
fluorid e in it
wh ich promotes
the health of
you r teeth

So my challenge
to you? Cut back on your usage of bottled water
(or eliminate it completely!)
.. . so if you start cutting the habit now,
you won’t have to go cold turkey later!