The Ban On Water Bottles

However, in response to the previous paragraph there are plenty of people in the world who are for bottled water and think that it is worth the cost. “Bottled water has the lightest environmental footprint of all packaged beverages”. (Lauria, 665).

Complications begin when plastic becomes involved. “Manufacturing, transporting, and refrigerating the more than 40 billion plastic bottles of water consumed annually in the U.S requires the equivalent of more than 50 million barrels of crude oil.” (Janet Larsen,”Is Bottled Water a Good Idea?”) Consequently, the conflict continues to worsen. The majority of the water bottles end up in waterways and overflowing landfills, harming ecosystems despite their complete recyclability. Thus, further proving that each individual plays a role in the sustainability of the Earth, because one person on their own cannot accomplish an effective change. Resolving the conflict of water bottle overflow involves the people who consume them to begin recycling them or more appropriately, to begin using a refillable water bottle, a much better eco-friendly

One of the biggest harms to the world is pollution caused by people. Most of the plastic materials used by people are left to pollute. Bottled water is one of the biggest plastic materials produced. Some people say that bottled water is safer, convenient, and provide jobs to workers in many ways. The reasons for buying bottled water differ. Some people buy bottled water because they don’t like the taste or smell of tap water, while others on the other hand buy it because of health concerns with water contamination. Pollution is one of the biggest problems hurting the environment today, and water bottles that are thrown out after each one-time use, contribute greatly to its increasing buildup. Bottled water is not only expensive to us, but also to the environment. Bottled water is hurting the economy, harming human lives, and damaging the environment.

Water is essential to life, scientific fact, not debatable (Tracy). More than half of all Americans drink bottled water; about a third of the public consumes it regularly (Olsen). Many drink or buy bottled water simply because they believe it is of better quality, cleaner, and better tasting. On the contrary, several individuals do not know the cons of drinking bottled water. Today, there are many misconceptions and myths about bottled water. Many people are uneducated about what goes into our bottles and how it not only affects us but also our environment. In the article “The New Oil” by Jeneen Interlandi and Ryan Tracy they discuss the issues that have to do with water and the privatization of it. They believe there is a crisis and something has to be done. Due to the cost, pollution, shortage, and health issues, bottled water should be outlawed. Water should not be controlled by water bottle companies and should not be allowed to be sold in plastic bottles.

On the 29th of August, 2005, Hurricane Katrina rampaged through the United States, causing 125 billion dollars in damage, resulting in over a million houses destroyed and 80% of New Orleans flooded. Millions of people were left with undrinkable tap water, yet as a result, companies like the American Beverage Association donated more than 200,000 cases of bottled water (about 5 million water bottles) to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. However, if the United States had banned water bottles beforehand, what would have happened to those who needed it? As it is clearly know, water is such a vital necessity in plants, animals, and humans that without convenient, clean water, all life on Earth would eventually die.

Op-ed New York Times contributor Tom Standage 's article“Bad to the Last Drop” has stated that people spend too much money on buying bottled water. What they don 't know is the difference between bottled and tap water. People buy bottled water because they think it 's safer to drink. What they don’t know is that bottled water is bad for the environment. Bottled water manufacturers begin by putting the water into plastic bottles which then is shipped from one part of the world to another and then kept refrigerated before they sell it. Not only that, but people around the world are lacking safe drinkable water and are dying of water-borne diseases. Bottled water is a problem and people should stop spending money on such an unnecessary product. Instead, they should give that money to water charities. Standage effectively argues that bottled water is not good for the environment nor for the people.

Michael Hiltzik’s first section of the article is especially important for individuals to know about. I agree 100% with his opinion on bottle water. There are many environmental dangers and unnecessary expenses for bottled water. Countless people don’t discard of their bottled waters in the recycling or trash bin. Eventually, these plastic dangers end up in the ocean and may put marine life in jeopardy.

In the online article, “How does Pollution Affect Humans” by The World Counts, “Breathing polluted air puts you at a higher risk for asthma and other respiratory diseases. When exposed to ground ozone for 6 to 7 hours, scientific evidence shows that healthy people’s lungs function decreased and they suffered from respiratory inflammation” (The World Counts par. 4 ). THose are just some of the health problems that pollution causes This information matters to me because it shows that bottled water not only affects the Earth by causing pollution, but that pollution also causes health problems. Not only does it affect the Earth by causing pollution, but bottled water can directly affect you. According to the online article “Bottled Water vs. Tap Water: Rethink What You Drink” by Priscilla Torres, “The EPA regulates tap water, while the FDA oversees bottled. Yet FDA oversight doesn’t apply to water packaged and sold within the same state, leaving some 60 to 70 percent of bottled water, including the contents of watercooler jugs, free of FDA regulation” (Torres pg. 2 par.5). This matters to me because it means if every student in the Natomas district drank from bottled water, some of their water might contain chemicals because it wasn’t checked. Chemicals are definitely a threat because Torres continues to say, “Scientists in Germany found that the longer a bottle of water sits around (in a store, in your home), the more antimony it develops. High concentrations of antimony can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea”(Torres pg. 3 par. 7). This information is important because it shows that just keeping water bottles for a long period of time can cause many health problems. If every student had to drink bottled water, they would constantly be getting sick and spreading their sickness to other students. So, bottled water causes many health problems, through pollution, and because there may be

As a first-year student at York University, I was not aware that the distribution of single-use water bottle was prohibited on campus until recently. After conducting some research, I found that York University is one of many institutions that do not sell any water bottles. Furthermore, I found that the reason behind this ban is because York University made a commitment in supporting the human right to water and also because York is aiming to become a more sustainable university. With humans causing more harm to the environment than ever before, York university is trying to make a difference before it is too late. The removal of single-use water bottle on campus has raised the question of whether or not water bottles can be sold on campus

Throughout the many years that the bottled water industry has been around, they have provided consumers with convenience.This conveniency, however, is being threatened by schools placing bans on them. This should not be the case as they induce a healthy lifestyle, create additional income, and can enforce the habit of recycling.

“Plastic water bottles can take between 400 and 1,000 years to decompose according to(www.banthebottle.net) .That can cause harm to the air that we breath and did you know that the plastic in the bottles that we drink also has harmful chemicals in it such as such as bisphenol A (BPA). These are just a few of the reason why Waunakee should ban bottled water.

Water bottles should be banned. Our world is falling apart at an alarming rate. Last year, according to source one, 38 billion water bottles ended up in in landfills to pollute our environment. There is only one solution to this crisis. . . Ban water bottles!

Due to the environment impact, we decided to explore the students’ basic knowledge and opinions of bottled water, and whether or not to ban bottled water at Brigham Young University-Hawaii. In order to answer this question, we conducted a survey and over 90 students were involved. The majority of participants think the university should not ban bottled water at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, since the bottled water is considered more hygiene, convenient and tasty. The implications of these results are useful for water system organizations.

“One of the biggest challenges facing the bottled water industry is how to respond to the environmental claims levelled against it” (Grocer). Every time someone throws a bottle away, they have taken up more space in a landfill for the next four hundred fifty to one thousand years. Besides the long decomposition rate, water bottles are the cause of several more environmental issues. Overfilling landfills, health hazards caused by refilling, and the economic stresses due to the constant and inconvenient repurchasing are just a few of the negatives water bottles have on us. These plastic pollutants are doing more harm to both the environment and their users than good.

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