Fun Facts
- There is enough oil used in the production of plastic water bottles to fuel 1 million cars for a year.(That's a lot of oil!)
- There is a brand of water called Bling H2O, That sells for $40 in Los Angeles and $90 at Las Vegas Nightclubs!
- In Dec 2008, Toronto joined a fast-growing club of Canadian towns which have put an end to city purchasing of bottled water and the sale of bottled water in city facilities(They now use boxed water) other cities with bans included Hamilton and 79 more. Montreal is fighting Coke, Pepsi, and Nestle on a water bottle ban right now
- visualize bottles lined up end to end in a straight line, it would wrap around the earth 190 times.
- Boxed water is a substitute for bottled water because it contains the same amount of water and only takes 2 months to decompose as opposed to 450+ years for a plastic bottle.(This is used in places with water bottle bans)
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- Carry a reusable water bottle
- The cost of a 32 oz reusable water bottle is $10.99
- Buying a reusable bottle is an easy way to save money and help the environment. (you only pay once than its free from then on)
- It only takes a few times of bringing your reusable water bottle to make it a habit and become more eco friendly