How many

did you go through this

Memorial Day weekend?

How much

did you

spend on

them?

that’s 1 , 9 00t im e s

than the price you pay

when you drink tap

water

more

And no matter which one you choose

when you think of going green,

ditching bottled water keeps

mother earth and your wallet

green

Wallet — As an average

U.S. citizen spends more

than $400 every year

on bottled water*

*At ~$1.00 a bottle, you are paying $8.00 a gallon which makes gasoline seem pretty cheap

Health — Which can be damaged by toxic chemicals like

Bisphenol-A (BPA), leached from bottled water*

*BPA intake can also cause

cancerous cells in your body

Environment — Which is tainted

by the production , transportation ,

packaging and disposal of plastic

bottled water

About 1,500 bottles end up as garbage every second

In the year 2004, t h e b o t t l e d

wat e r u s ag e wa s mark ed a s

26TrillionThat is nearly

28 trillion

plastic bottles

in a year!

l i t e r s

26 trillion liters also

contributes to an additional

2.5 million tons

t h a t w a s p r o d u c e d i n

t h e m a n u f a c t u r i n g o f

t h e p l a s t i c b o t t l e

of

is the amount spent every year

by consumers on bottled water

$100

An amount like this

even makes the

federal bailout

amount look small

billion

Research shows that for

a fraction of the amount,

everyone on the planet

could have safe drinking

water and proper

sanitation

If you don’t, then let’s just say you are in for a big surprise...

Think you

can help?

Are you sure

you know all

the facts

about

bottled

water?

all for bottled

water?

You spend

the money ....

you pollute the earth

... risk polluting the

aquifer and other

water bodies ...

A survey showed

35 % of bottled

water drinkers

think that it is

safer than tap

water

Source: American Water Works Association Research Foundation, Consumer Attitude Survey on Water Quality Issues, p. 19 (1993)

But did you know that the

heat in the car and the

plastic of the bottle can

leach out chemicals that

can lead to breast and

other types of cancers

Did you think it was convenient?

And even though you

might not have kept it

in the car, do you know

it has been through

before you bought it?

Transported in trucks, temps vary

from

Loaded and

unloaded, temps

can vary from

45-100 degrees

Something else

to consider

tap water has

fluorid e in it

wh ich promotes

the health of

you r teeth

Cut back on your usage of bottled water

(or eliminate it completely!)

.. . so if you start cutting the habit now, you won’t have to go cold turkey later!

So my challenge

to you?