Alternative to Plastic Water Bottles
Without plastic water bottles in our life we would
be a lot better off. Health-wise and
environmentally we would be more successful without the use and production of
them. Right now we know that stopping
the making of plastic bottles is impossible so the next thing we can do is
educate everyone about the changes in which we can make in our lives. Every
year 1.5 million barrels of oil are used just in the production of making
plastic water bottles. There are even
more if you count the transporting of them.
90% of plastic water bottles are not recycled, so they wind up in landfills
where they take thousands of years to decompose. Stainless steel and glasses were brought up
as alternatives for plastics but there is not a final decision. Glass does not leach toxins or affect the
taste of water so it would be a good solution.
I think the solution for this does not lie with the production but with
us humans and how we reuse, reduce, and recycle. People need to recycle more often and if it
is made mandatory like in some cities in the world the environment will be much
more suited. Another solution is for us
to buy reusable sports bottles. We can
refill them all of the time and not have to use up and buy the useless
plastics. Instead of buying the energy
drinks you can just buy the powder and mix it in with water. Barriers of the solution are the people that
don’t recycle and listen. We need to
spread the word and get people to take the small amount of time to reuse and
recycle. My opinion is that if we can
work together and follow these simple ideas that the production and use of
plastics will no longer be a major environmental issue.
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I already knew that oil was used in making plastic, I did not know that it took that much though. It is sad to think that the population could do something so simple to reduce the amount of bottles being made, but we don't just because it is too much of a hassle. I agree that recycling should be required in cities and areas with a high density of people living in the area. And instead of using plastic bottles just use something refillable. It will cost someone less money anyway. It can make the world a happier, better place
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