Bottled Water Blues

This issue has been circulating for many years but it is only recently that I have come to understand the magnitude of such a problem. Millions and millions of water bottles are chucked daily worldwide. Recycling helps but (somehow) only about a quarter of the population effectively does it. "The Story of Stuff" has a video dedicated to the threat of the bottled water industry. So much information and awareness is out there about this being a non-sustainable venture yet somehow people continue to buy bottled drinks like drones. Many universities across Canada actually ban the sale of water bottles including the University of Ottawa. While I think this is a step in the right direction, I would encourage those schools to expand the ban to include all soft drinks since not only are they sold in plastic bottles but contain harmful ingredients for humans too.

The Story of Stuff: Bottled Water

EcoJustice: Protecting Canada's Drinking Water

(Water bottle iceberg from the Ottawa International Children's Festival)