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    “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. One reason that I think that bottled water should be banned in Waunakee is because if we ban bottled water we could actually save bottled water

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    pass me a cold bottle of water please? I bet you never thought that this simple question could be so dangerous, well it is. Throughout my readings of the sales and dangers of water bottles, I’ve learned that the sales of water are on track to outsell soda, which can be harmful to the environment, because of plastic waste . Bottles of water or water bottles in itself can be harmful to the environment because they aren’t biodegradable, some people see through the harm that water bottles can create within

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    Today water bottles are marketed all over the world, and about 1,000 bottles are consumed every second. In fact, it has been reported that 200 billion water bottles are sold globally collecting 60 billion dollars. Additionally, bottled water was created for being portable, because of ordinary tap water quality, safety and health concerns, and as a substitute for sugary drinks. In contrast, bottled water shouldn’t be around anymore because they have become a health and environmental issue. Water bottles

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    Bottled Water Argument

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    Bottled Water Argument Imagine you’re late for sports and you need to fill your water bottle. The race is on for finding your water bottles. Seconds later you hear the car honk, you know your moms mad. You go in the garage and look where the plastic water bottles usually are… your out of luck. Than you remember THERE BANNED. Waunakee should not ban bottled water or else that could happen to you. Plastic water bottles are an easy grab and go. There especially essential for running late. Its an easy

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    come with it. Bottled water brings many concerns to the table, including health and environmental issues. One of the main issues that I found interesting was how much the water bottling industries put out false advertising. Did you ever look on a bottle of water and see beautiful mountains or a crystal clear stream? Well, you guessed it… false advertising. The video explained to us that not only does most of the bottled water that we drink come from a tap but it also is not tested the way that it

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    Society says people should drink eight glasses of water a day, however no one has told us what water is the best to drink. In the world there are a lot of people that do not have the option to choose between drinking plastic or bottled water. Tap water is safer and healthier than bottled water for people to drink. Tap water is also a lot safer for the environment than bottled water. Society has told people how much they should drink but these are the reason people should drink tap water. A lot of

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    If a person conducting a social experiment were to pass out two label-less water bottles, one filled with tap water and one filled with bottled water, the number of people that cannot tell which bottle contains tap water might be surprising. The difference between tap and bottled water can vary depending on brand, location, and other factors, but there will always be those that stand out. Tap water has many advantages over bottled water in frequent use. While bottled water might have its own convenience

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    Have you ever been thirsty and wanted some water? You went to a store and bought plastic bottled water, drank it and threw it away? But, did you know bottled water is bought hundreds of thousands of times about every day? I am against drinking bottled water because I think that it’s hurting animals, costing 2000 times more than tap water, and making global warming worse. Buying bottled water can lead to huge consequences and it will affect us desperately. The first reason for why I am against bottled

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    dangers of storing distilled water in plastic bottles There was once a time, not so long ago, when the great majority of people could be seen carrying around plastic, disposable water bottles. Now however, despite people still wanting to carry their water around with them, we’re hearing some very somber warnings about plastic bottles. So what’s the big deal with plastic bottles we hear you ask? Let’s dig into the details shall we? Drinking water from a plastic bottle gained an enormous amount of popularity

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    Bottled Water Pollution

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    the total environmental impact of bottled water production” (Saylor, et al. 599). Often forgotten is that it’s not just the bottles themselves, that are causing problems for our environment. The energy it requires to produce and ship these bottles adds up. Alongside that is the oil and gas needed. Plastic from the bottles is a danger, but so is the production of the bottles themselves.         Bottled water hasn’t been around

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