Bottled Water | 40% of bottled water originated as tap water

People in the United States buy an estimated 34.6 billion single-serving bottles of water a year—up from 3.3 billion. Worldwide, 2.7 million tons of plastic are used each year to make water bottles, and in the United States, less than 20 percent of these plastic bottles are recycled. Does using all this plastic and drinking the water inside make a difference?
In most cases, tap water actually follows higher purity standards than bottled water.In 2006, more than 17 million barrels of oil was used to manufacture plastic water bottles and generated more than 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide.

While some are recycled 10 water bottles like this one end up as garbage or litter, which equals 30 million bottles.U 5 cities pay around $70 million every year in costs related to trash cleanup and landfills.The process of manufacturing a plastic water bottle requires three times the amount of water that is needed to fill it.

About 40% of bottled water originated as tap water.It could take over 1,000 years for this plastic bottle to biodegrade (naturally decompose).This bottle contains chemicals called plasticizers, or phthalates (pronounced THAL-ates). These seep into the water over time, posing health risks such as hormone disruption and cancer.