Did you know it takes on average 60 ounces of water to produce a 20-ounce plastic disposable water bottle? Not counting the extra 20 oz. of filtered tap water they pour into it …
It really is sad how much bottled water we use, but hopefully it’s getting better.
@Darkeforce - very true! The only time I’ve needed to buy bottled water was to bring it for an event for a group of kids. But people just need to get in the habit of bringing their own in a reusable bottle… why do I need to bring water for everyone’s kid?
I am shocked that California of all places does not have a recycling program. I haven’t lived anywhere that didn’t, between 3 different Canadian cities and one in New Zealand. I just thought it was standard by now. Why do Californians put up with being so behind the times?
Recycle, recycle, recycle. We put a recycle container up at the YMCA and folks still throw their plastic bottles in the trash. If I see them in the trash I will pull them out and recycle them. Yay Jan for doing a strip in preparation for Earth Day.
This strip reminds of state fair I attended to help work at my b/i/l and sister’s booth. Never seen so many empty water bottles in trash containers. Good and bad idea. Why not get plastic cups and carry them around then refill with water.
When I was growing up, there was no bottled water. There were no plastic bottles either. There was soda, beer and the milk from the dairy (if you didn’t get it at the store). They were all in glass bottles and you brought them back for the deposit. They were sent back to the companies where they were washed and sterilized for reuse. The dairy would pick up the empty bottles for the same reason. You never saw a chipped or cracked bottle as they were probably inspected before reusing to keep them out of circulation. Maybe it’s time to go back to that system.
Gotta love the visual of the ship projectile-ejecting water bottles! At least the boy and the dog are making good use of them…
I don’t have a “Mother Earth”, and don’t worship the Earth or nature, but I don’t understand the concept of littering. Is it really so hard to show a little respect for others by keeping the world clean?? As for bottled water, the stuff tastes like plastic, i.e. TERRIBLE!! Give me good, unchlorinated, unfluoridated well water any day!
@cbrsarah: I get milk from my local dairy delivered and I LOVE IT!! Closest thing to organic w/o the price tag (though admittedly more expensive than the grocery store). GLASS ROCKS. No PBA’s! Reusable!
And when i lived in San Francisco there were recycling recepticals and places everywhere. Dunno where those critics lived.
I agree with EarlWash- I take my gallons for refill as soon as I have 10 (even change) and even refill my little bottles that I keep in the frig and take outside or with me to events. I LOVE really purified water (UV as well as RO) with all the stages of filter- and tho PHX water is certified “safe” it is horrid (my kids have no problem when they visit- but I eat “only healthy”. I also think that acrylics release less chemicals as they are reused (notice taste).
I use a filter for water. I grew up on well water, and water out of the tap does not taste right to me. I’ve tried bottled water (the big bottles) when I didn’t have good access to a filter, and some of them don’t taste right either.
One problem with the reusable thermos-style water bottles that people have for sports is that they’re hard to wash unless you have one of those sponge on a stick things. I think if we had reusable, good quality water bottles that were easy to wash and easy to carry around (maybe add a clip on the bottle so could clip it to a purse or something), people would use them more.
rayannina about 13 years ago
Did you know it takes on average 60 ounces of water to produce a 20-ounce plastic disposable water bottle? Not counting the extra 20 oz. of filtered tap water they pour into it …
(Source: Blood:Water Mission.)
EarlWash about 13 years ago
Get my gallon jugs refilled at the store with filtered water for only 30 cents…and just keep reusing the jugs.
harmgb about 13 years ago
So do all of you pick up bottles? Yes, I do (and curse those who littered) Someone who picks up trash can make a real difference :)
kreole about 13 years ago
Nabuquduriuzhur….Treat runoff from storm drains? What? You gotta be kidding…that’s rain water!
Artrina about 13 years ago
Wish there was a way to share this on Facebook!
MrRess about 13 years ago
See that little “SHARE” button on the left?
lightenup Premium Member about 13 years ago
It really is sad how much bottled water we use, but hopefully it’s getting better.
@Darkeforce - very true! The only time I’ve needed to buy bottled water was to bring it for an event for a group of kids. But people just need to get in the habit of bringing their own in a reusable bottle… why do I need to bring water for everyone’s kid?
@kreole - rain water needs to be treated too
CoghlanCanada about 13 years ago
I am shocked that California of all places does not have a recycling program. I haven’t lived anywhere that didn’t, between 3 different Canadian cities and one in New Zealand. I just thought it was standard by now. Why do Californians put up with being so behind the times?
vzs1022 about 13 years ago
Recycle, recycle, recycle. We put a recycle container up at the YMCA and folks still throw their plastic bottles in the trash. If I see them in the trash I will pull them out and recycle them. Yay Jan for doing a strip in preparation for Earth Day.
kab2rb about 13 years ago
This strip reminds of state fair I attended to help work at my b/i/l and sister’s booth. Never seen so many empty water bottles in trash containers. Good and bad idea. Why not get plastic cups and carry them around then refill with water.
RadioTom about 13 years ago
You DO know that Evian® is actually naive spelled backwards, right? IOW, let’s sell $0.20 worth of water in a bottle and charge $1.25 for it!
cbrsarah about 13 years ago
When I was growing up, there was no bottled water. There were no plastic bottles either. There was soda, beer and the milk from the dairy (if you didn’t get it at the store). They were all in glass bottles and you brought them back for the deposit. They were sent back to the companies where they were washed and sterilized for reuse. The dairy would pick up the empty bottles for the same reason. You never saw a chipped or cracked bottle as they were probably inspected before reusing to keep them out of circulation. Maybe it’s time to go back to that system.
RonBerg13 Premium Member about 13 years ago
lightenup - yeah, especially if the rain water is from Japan, eh?
I don’t know why all the hubbub over this… the plastic bottles will degrade in a couple thousand years, right?
joylion about 13 years ago
America uses so many plastic water bottles that a chain of them can be wrapped around the earth……3 times! Alex is Right. CUT DOWN ON THE WASTE!
joylion about 13 years ago
America uses so many plastic water bottles that a chain of them can be wrapped around the earth……3 times! Alex is Right. CUT DOWN ON THE WASTE!
Destiny23 about 13 years ago
Gotta love the visual of the ship projectile-ejecting water bottles! At least the boy and the dog are making good use of them…
I don’t have a “Mother Earth”, and don’t worship the Earth or nature, but I don’t understand the concept of littering. Is it really so hard to show a little respect for others by keeping the world clean?? As for bottled water, the stuff tastes like plastic, i.e. TERRIBLE!! Give me good, unchlorinated, unfluoridated well water any day!
morgana about 13 years ago
@cbrsarah: I get milk from my local dairy delivered and I LOVE IT!! Closest thing to organic w/o the price tag (though admittedly more expensive than the grocery store). GLASS ROCKS. No PBA’s! Reusable! And when i lived in San Francisco there were recycling recepticals and places everywhere. Dunno where those critics lived.
vldazzle about 13 years ago
I agree with EarlWash- I take my gallons for refill as soon as I have 10 (even change) and even refill my little bottles that I keep in the frig and take outside or with me to events. I LOVE really purified water (UV as well as RO) with all the stages of filter- and tho PHX water is certified “safe” it is horrid (my kids have no problem when they visit- but I eat “only healthy”. I also think that acrylics release less chemicals as they are reused (notice taste).
krisl73 almost 13 years ago
I use a filter for water. I grew up on well water, and water out of the tap does not taste right to me. I’ve tried bottled water (the big bottles) when I didn’t have good access to a filter, and some of them don’t taste right either.
One problem with the reusable thermos-style water bottles that people have for sports is that they’re hard to wash unless you have one of those sponge on a stick things. I think if we had reusable, good quality water bottles that were easy to wash and easy to carry around (maybe add a clip on the bottle so could clip it to a purse or something), people would use them more.