Plastic water bottles
The successful advertising campaigns around the benefits of bottled water are rather like the Emperor’s new clothes. A whole generation are now willing to pay large amounts of money for a product that is freely available almost anywhere in the UK. Our tap water is safe and of good quality, yet somehow people believe bottled water is better. Though crazy (unless you are a producer), this is a much more serious issue because of the sheer quantity of plastic bottles involved.
Please keep one bottle, fill it from the tap everyday and re-use it until it starts to leak. You will save a fortune, your health will not suffer and you will stop adding to landfill. Persuade everyone else you know to do the same. Please!
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BBC Panorama – who needs bottled water?
The Scotsman A waste of money
Guardian It's just water, right!
The Ecologist Leeds University bans plastic water bottles