We all know how harmful plastic waste is to the environment. Ending up in our oceans, filling our landfills, littering our streets. But a new study shows just how harmful bottled water is, and the stats are pretty staggering.
The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) recently calculated the true costs of bottled water’s production, bottling, distribution, usage, and disposal, and found that it is 3,500 times more harmful to the environment than tap water.
Indeed, just making a single plastic bottle requires three times as much water as the bottle holds. It’s stats like this that make it obvious these habits need to change.
With tons of fun, stylish, and practical reusable bottle choices, there are few reasons why buying bottled water should be purchased in the first place. In fact, most tap water is held to higher quality standards than bottled water is. If taste is an issue, there are a number of filtration systems that improve taste and remove impurities.
