No Impact Man is urging us to pledge to Break the Bottled Water Habit
Here are some facts:
- Bottled water is up to 1,000 times more expensive than tap water
- Forty percent of bottled water is tap water anyway
- Bottled water is less stringently regulated than the FDA than tap water
- The production and disposable of plastic bottles stresses the habitat we depend upon for our health, happiness and security
- The transportation of water around the world by ship and plane causes unnecessary carbon emissions
- Bottling companies are buying up water rights around the world which means free water may not be available at all in the future.
Here's the pledge:
I pledge to Break the Bottled Water Habit by Thinking Outside the Bottle and using a reusable water bottle instead of buying bottled water. I also pledge to support the efforts of local officials to stop spending public funds on bottled water and prioritize strong public water systems over bottled water profits.
Read the Center for a New American Dream's five tips for kicking the bottled water habit here.
