The True Cost of Bottled Water
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Via Treehugger comes these worrying statistics:
"Tthe manufacture and transport of that one kilogram bottle of Fiji water consumed 26.88 kilograms of water (7.1 gallons) .849 Kilograms of fossil fuel (one litre or .26 gal) and emitted 562 grams of Greenhouse Gases (1.2 pounds).
Twenty-six times as much water used to make it than you actually drink. As much fuel to make it as there is water in the bottle."
I always thought I was being cheap by buying a sinlge bottle of water then refilling it from home for a couple of weeks, but now it seems I was being green too. Now, wouldn't it be great if one of the eco stores out there could start selling bottled water *bottles* that were made from recycled material, and made for filling up from home? For anyone looking for a green business idea, there you go!
Via Treehugger comes these worrying statistics:
"Tthe manufacture and transport of that one kilogram bottle of Fiji water consumed 26.88 kilograms of water (7.1 gallons) .849 Kilograms of fossil fuel (one litre or .26 gal) and emitted 562 grams of Greenhouse Gases (1.2 pounds).
Twenty-six times as much water used to make it than you actually drink. As much fuel to make it as there is water in the bottle."
I always thought I was being cheap by buying a sinlge bottle of water then refilling it from home for a couple of weeks, but now it seems I was being green too. Now, wouldn't it be great if one of the eco stores out there could start selling bottled water *bottles* that were made from recycled material, and made for filling up from home? For anyone looking for a green business idea, there you go!
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