Water bottle a social, economical, environmental evil

At least 100 friends from my circle thinks it is hazardous to use water bottles. For other who need a bit of backing, 1. It takes 1.63 liters of water to make every liter. 2. In 1999, after a four-year review of the bottled-water industry and its safety standards, NRDC concluded that there is no assurance that bottled water is cleaner or safer than tap. In fact, an estimated 25 percent or more of bottled water is really just tap water in a bottle 3.Chemicals called phthalates, which are known to disrupt testosterone and other hormones, can leach into bottled water over time. One study found that water that had been stored in stores for 10 weeks in plastic and in glass bottles containing phthalates, suggesting that the chemicals could be coming from the plastic cap or liner 4. Just from the US west coast consumption, Plastic bottles have become the number one environmental pollutant. They make up a sizeable portion of the enormous plastic garbage patch that is currently floating around in the Pacific Ocean. This enormous plastic `reef` is currently more than twice the size of Texas and growing rapidly. 5. Using vast quantities of fossil fuels and water, these bottles are manufactured, filled, and shipped around the globe. (Not a good carbon footprint!) Neither are bottles biodegradable in any meaningful way: what you drink in a few minutes can stick around for a thousand years Request for food vendors - Offer up purified, filtered, water from the Tap! If you’re a vendor in the fast-food industry, try supplying customers with the choice of bottled water or tap water. Yes, you might lose a buck or two in sales, but you will gain a large clientele who prefer to source their food from vendors who offer free, and chemical free, water, on the side.