More than 60 million of them are thrown away where they end up in landfills (incinerators), and millions litter America’s streets, parks and waterways
To put this in perspective, Americans spend around $10,700 on bottled water every minute. *
The manufactures of water bottles used up 1.5 million barrels of crude oil in the US because the plastic is made from the fossil fuel.
Plus recent studies link toxins, like BPA from plastic, to breast cancers and reproductive mutations. |