Today is blog action day, a day when bloggers from around the world write about the same subject. This year’s topic is water.
There are a lot of different angles to write about with water. Clean drinking water. Efforts to keep rivers and lakes free of trash and debris. Your water footprint.
I’m gong to stick with something I know. Plastic water bottles.
I’m not going to preach about how plastic bottles are bad, because there are some instances when I still use them. But over the past several years, our family has reduced the number of one-time use plastic water bottles. We make an effort to use reusable, recyclable water bottles.
I use aluminum water bottles like this for sports drinks:
And these reusable bottles for lunch boxes:
It’s not a lot, but it’s something. And every bit counts.
According to Earth911.org, American use 28 billion plastic water bottles per year. Another statistics states the average US person drinks 200 bottles per year, 86% which are not recycled.
Some cities are taking action by reducing their spending on bottled water. A city in Maryland even banned the sale of bottled water.
It’s unrealistic to pledge to eliminate plastic water bottles altogether. But by making a conscious effort to use reusable bottles when is appropriate and convenient, and recycling all others, you really can make a difference.
One Kansas Girl 