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16 simple ways to reduce plastic waste: Reusable water bottle
16 simple ways to reduce plastic waste
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astroboy
Jul 04 2011 at 8:09 AM
There is a classic study involving the impact of reusable mugs vs. one use disposable cups. I was cited in the New York Times article "Recycling is Garbage" from 1996. They found that the impact involved in making and cleaning the mug exceeded that of the hundreds of reusable cups. And if the mug were broken and had to be replaced, there were obviously no savings at all. Real savings would involve brewing ones own coffee but this is not always possible. Likewise, many vendors would not permit a customer
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to bring their own cup because it might be bigger than the plastic cup. Sanitary issues would also be a problem.
ecofiend
Jun 27 2011 at 4:46 PM
Plastic bottles should not be reused. They contain BPA and the more times they are washed, the more PBA they release.
Reduce, Refuse, Rethink.
Alexandra
May 23 2011 at 12:13 PM
To learn more about bottled water and the environment as well as bottled water benefits visit http://bottledwatermatters.org/!
Reusable bottles and cups
Bottled water produces 1.5 million tons of plastic waste per year, and these bottles require 47 millions gallons of oil to produce, according to Food and Water Watch. By simply refilling a reusable bottle, you’ll prevent some of these plastic bottles from ending up in landfills and oceans — but don’t stop there. Bring a reusable cup to coffee shops and ask the barista to fill it up, and keep a mug at your desk instead of using plastic, paper or Styrofoam cups. The average American office worker uses about 500 disposable cups a year so you’ll be preventing a lot of unnecessary waste.
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