The entire life cycle of disposable water bottles uses fossil fuels, contributes to global warming, and causes pollution.
More than 17 million barrels of oil are required to produce enough disposable plastic water bottles to meet America’s annual demand for bottled water.
According to the Container Recycling Institute, 86% of disposable water bottles used in the United States become garbage or litter, adding 38 billion disposable water bottles in U.S. landfills.
The water bottling process releases 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annually.
Disposable water bottle waste washes into the ocean and kills 1.1 million marine creatures each year.
Bottled water is tested for microbes and other pollutants 4 times less than tap water.