No more plastic bags! What about water bottles?

We have all talked a lot about reducing or eliminating plastic bags from our lives and most of us have started doing something about it; the conversation about plastic water bottles has barely started.

It has been reported over two billion litres of bottled water sold every year in the UK have you ever stopped to wonder where your empty bottles finish up?  It is estimated that it could be as little as only 10% of empty plastic bottles are recycled and even glass bottles dumped in land fill at an alarming rate.

The environmental problems associated with bottled water are even greater than the sheer waste created. Millions of barrels of oil are used in the manufacture of plastic bottles and the transportation of mineral water across the globe produces even more carbon emissions.  And there is the growing concern that chemicals in the bottles themselves may leach into the water.

It’s just not a question of glass or plastic waste, the air we breathe and the water we drink has been contaminated by industrial and agricultural output either in the form of chemicals, pharmaceuticals (drug residues such as oestrogen), toxins and even biological agents. When you next put on a wash think about the detergent you use and where it goes when it drains!

We are all becoming aware of the enormity of the problems facing us but what are you doing about it?

For a start you can stop buying bottled water and start drinking Pure H2O straight from an RODI purifier in your kitchen. If a family of four drinks two litres of bottled water each day then one RODI system will save 2,920 bottles each year from land fill and save £2,044 over the 12 months (bottled water costs calculated at 70p per litre). An RODI system can be purchased outright or rented from just £29.99 a month (including service).

For more information, visit http://www.pureh2o.co.uk  or call The Pure H2O Company on 01784 221188