Did you know that bottled water is no safer than your tap water? Did you know it's a total waste to to use new bottles each day because most are never recycled? As you can see the facts about bottle water are staggering and scary:
- 96% of bottled water is sold in single-size polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles, which end up in city trash cans rather than recycling bins. The national recycling rate for all PET bottles, including soda bottles, is 23.1 percent.
- Americans buy 28 billion water bottles a year, all that plastic and the energy used for manufacturing and transportation is very hard on the environment.
- Bottled water often contains more bacteria and impurities than tap water, because the EPA regulates municipal water systems more stringently than the FDA regulates bottled water.
- City tap water can have no confirmed E.coli or fecal coliform bacteria. FDA bottled water rules include no such prohibition (a certain amount of any type of coliform bacteria is allowed in bottled water)
Save yourself from this madness and purchase a reusable BPA-free stainless steel bottle! Our favorite is from Tappening, whos slogan is to "Think Global, Drink Local." Tappening is happening and wants to green the way we consume beverages.
Recently, I picked up a stainless steel Tappening and haven't been able to put it down. It goes everywhere with this Pretty and is always there to quench my thirst. I can fill it with any beverage (except hot ones), rinse it out and reuse with a new drink. The bottle will last forever and is virtually indestructible with the cap staying on tight and easily unscrewing when I need a sip.
So, what are you waiting for? Time to start saving your green on bottled beverages and pick up a Tappening to keep the world green.
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