Impact of bottled water on the environment (Based on latest 2007 figures):
Bottled Water consumed in US and EU	200 billion liters
Greenhouse Gases produced per liter of bottled water	250/300 gm
Total Greenhouse gases produced in 2007	50 billion kg
Amount of water needed to produce 1 liter of bottled water	5 liters
Bottled Water consumed in US and EU (2007)	200 billion liters
Total volume of water used to produce bottled water	1,000 billion liters
Total number of plastic bottles used	200 billion +
The above figures are based on transporting fancy bottled water from local manufacturing plants and also from the other side of the world to your local shop (e.g. Fiji to Europe and France to USA). Sources: 1.Treehuggers 2. Study

DRINK TAP WATER

Simply demanding that we 'Ban Bottled Water' alone will not work because when a person is thirsty and desperate, lost in the city or in a foreign city, on a hot summer day, with a throbbing headache, he or she will pay anything for a bottle of water, just to quench their thirst. We have to provide a more attractive alternative so that people who want to drink tap water can.

Do you want to join us as part of a global network to promote drinking of Tap Water? If so send us a message:

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