Small bottles; massive problem How big is the problem?
Take a guess.
How many bottles of water do Americans go through every year?
As outrageous as it sounds it’s 50 billion bottles and 38 billion of those bottles are not recycled.
Still though, some 12 million bottles are recycled and that’s why recycling facilities seem clogged by them.
Those recycled bottles end up in products like clothes, containers, and even pens, which is great, but eventually those items end up in the garbage too.
So you’re just delaying the inevitable.
Go reusable The best thing to do for the environment is to get a reusable container for your hydration needs.
It’s also cheaper.
A win for the Earth and a win for your wallet.

On Tuesday, the Starbucks coffee shop inside the Student Activity Center at the University of Texas was closed as a result of the city of Austin’s boil-water notice.
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The University of Texas student is from Corpus Christi on the Gulf coast, where storms sometimes cause havoc with water supplies.
Signs have been posted on drinking fountains warning against their use, dining halls are using boiled water in food preparation, and extra supplies of bottled water have been ordered.
“We’re playing a little bit of catch-up,” said Jimmy Johnson, UT’s assistant vice president for campus safety.
At St. Edward’s, three 125-gallon tanks of drinking water have been placed around campus for students and employees, said Sandra Zaragoza, a spokeswoman.
Concordia’s dining hall has scaled back beverage offerings, and the campus Starbucks remains open but with limited offerings, said university spokeswoman Lisa Kessler.
Dining halls are using bottled water and boiled water in food preparation, and menus are being tweaked.
UT students who live off campus, as well as faculty and staff members, have been asked to bring most of the food and liquids they will need each day to campus, Johnson said.

The city of Sunset Valley is distributing bottled water to residents at city hall until 8 p.m Tuesday night.
The city will provide up to 12 bottles of water per household due to the Austin-area boil water notice, according to a statement released by the city.
City staff also distributed water to residents Monday evening.
City hall is located at 3205 Jones Road, Sunset Valley.
Water should be brought to a roaring boil for 2-3 minutes before being used.
According to the city, area residents should know the following: Do not drink tap water without boiling it first, and throw out all ice made after the boil water notice was issued.
Use only boiled or bottled water for cooking, washing produce and making baby formula.
Use only boiled or bottled water for brushing teeth and as water for pets.
Hot, soapy water can be used to wash dishes, but dishes should be rinsed with boiled water after being washed.
There are currently no restrictions on doing laundry or bathing.

MIAMI (CNN) — A new startup called Tap has a bold ambition: convince people to stop buying plastic bottles of water.
Tap launched an app Tuesday that displays nearby clean drinking water locations, from restaurants and retail stores to public water fountains so you can refill your water bottle.
“Water is a mispriced public good,” founder Samuel Rosen told CNN Business.
“I believe we, as consumers, have been robbed of our own water and sold back to us by corporations.” Rosen is the co-founder and former CEO of on-demand storage startup MakeSpace.
In November 2017, he left his CEO role at the startup.
He came up with the concept for his next startup after paying $5 for a bottle of Evian at the airport.
By making it easy and inexpensive to find water nearby, Tap hopes people will cut down on plastic waste and change their behavior.
Consumers may also start seeing blue “Tap” signs in store windows signaling the business is friendly to thirsty guests.
Earlier this month, the UN Intergovernmental Panel released a bombshell climate change report that warned global warming is on track to have a disastrous impact if nothing changes by 2030.
The report said the impact could result in extreme drought, wildfires, floods and food shortages for hundreds of millions of people.

The legislation tightens the maximum limits for certain pollutants such as lead (to be reduced by half), harmful bacteria, and introduces new caps for certain endocrine disruptors.
It also puts levels of microplastics, an emerging concern, under monitoring.
Water access Member states should also take measures to provide universal access to clean water in the EU and improve water access in cities and public places, by setting up free fountains where technically feasible and proportionate.
They should also encourage tap water to be provided in restaurants, canteens and catering services for free or for a low service fee.
They should identify people without access, or with limited access to water, including vulnerable and marginalised groups, and assess ways to improve their access.
"The way we use water will define the future of humanity.
Next steps The report was adopted with 300 votes to 98 and 274 abstentions.
Parliament will enter into negotiations with Council once EU ministers have set their own position on the file.
According to the European Commission (link), lower consumption of bottled water could help EU households save more than €600 million per year.
If confidence in tap water improves, citizens can also contribute to reducing plastic waste from bottled water, including marine litter.

It’s a desperate situation in Beaufort West, as the Western Cape town faces a day zero scenario that the Mother City was able to avoid.
Residents have been surviving off borehole water, but 12 out of 39 sources have also run dry.
Fearing that all of these water points will soon be exhausted, the locals have had no choice but to resort to a desperate alternative.
Anton Bredell is the minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape.
He told us that the provincial government is doing everything it can to find long-term, sustainable solutions for the region.
“Implementation is critical.
It cannot remain a talking game.
The Western Cape prides itself on being a province that gets things done.
This must be the story for water too, and we will work with the local and national spheres who hold the reticulation and bulk supply mandates for water.” The Western Cape is currently facing a seven-day heatwave, with both municipal and provincial dam levels set for a drop as the mercury rises.
On Monday, it was revealed the dams servicing Cape Town dropped by 0.4%, to 75.6%.

AUSTIN — After the City of Austin issued a city-wide boil water notice Monday following historic flooding that brought in high levels of silt into the city’s water supply, a Travis County official said Tuesday that the boil water notice could last 10 to 14 more days.
All Travis County Water District 10 customers are affected by Austin’s boil water notice.
The City of Pflugerville said their water is not impacted by Austin’s city-wide boil water notice.
School officials said three of their campuses are following along with the boil water advisory issued by the West Travis County Public Utility Agency.
All campuses in the district are accepting bottled water donations or gallons of water if available.
School leaders said five of their campuses are impacted by the boil water notice, and they don’t expect any additional campuses to have water issues at this time.
Officials said some of their campuses have been impacted by the Austin Water boil water notice.
Officials said all impacted campuses will provide bottled water for students and staff.
Officials said several of their campuses are affected by the boil water notice.
Monday night, school leaders said they encourage students to bring either bottled water, bottled drinks, and food to campus; school leaders said some off-campus restaurants might not be operating during the boil water advisory.

“It is because of those individuals and businesses that we are confident we will be able to sustain our shelter for the duration of the water boiling restrictions.” Earlier: Austin animal shelters are asking for water donations for adoptable pets in their care while the Austin boil notice is in effect.
Austin Pets Alive does not have an adequate system for boiling enough water for the animals in their care, according to Katera Berent, communications and events manager for Austin Pets Alive.
They are requesting bottled water, water from outside of Austin or boiled water to be dropped off at the the area outside the Medical Clinic in Building C until 7 p.m. at their shelter at 1156 W. Cesar Chavez St.
The Austin Humane Society is making calls to supporters for gallon size or larger bottled water, boiled water or water bottled outside of Austin.
Austin Animal Center put out a call on Facebook and Twitter for those that are able to temporarily foster a medium or large dog, as the shelter needs up to 900 gallons of a water a day for just the large dogs, according to Jennifer Olohan, communications and media program manager.
You can sign up to foster at the shelter.
Austin Animal Shelter will also accept water donations, but has trucks on the way from San Antonio to provide water.
With news of the boil water notice, we need to get dogs into foster homes TODAY!
Help us keep them safe by being a temporary foster.
pic.twitter.com/nHoYqCMCW0 — Austin Animal Center (@austinanimals) October 22, 2018 ##jsScript_1## The City advises providing boiled or bottled water for pets at home while the notice is in effect.

Market Dynamics To Escalate Demand For Bottled Water Market Throughout 2024 This press release was orginally distributed by SBWire Albany, NY — (SBWIRE) — 10/23/2018 — Bottled Water Market had gained revenue worth US$198.5 bn in 2017, which is further expected to grow up to US$307.2 bn by 2024.
This growth is projected to occur at a splendid CAGR of 6.44% during the forecast period from 2017 to 2024.
In terms of volume, an estimated demand of 528.2 bn liters of bottled water could be sold by the end of 2024.
We all know that the environment is degrading more by the day, and to save it from getting worse, it is highly necessary that consumers need to utilize specific goods in certain forms.
Request For Report Brochure For Latest Industry Insights @ https://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/sample/sample.php?flag=B&rep_id=658 Using reusable water bottles is one such way that can significantly contribute towards reducing harmful effects caused to the environment, specifically due to excessive garbage dumping.
A rising awareness among the masses to use reusable water bottles for reducing plastic utilization is primarily driving the global bottles water market too.
Additionally, easy availability and portability of water sold in bottled makes customers prefer buy the bottles instead of other packaged water items, consequently making the market grow at a fast pace.
Apart from increasing awareness levels for greater intake of water among prosperous parts of the world, the bottled water market also stands to gain impetus from growing popularity of carbonated water.
Companies operating in the bottled water market are coming up with ecofriendly packaging materials as well as providing for adequate recycling.
Mushrooming of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is also stoking the demand for large-sized bottled water.

Some homeowners in Pearl River are still being urged to boil water before use.
SUEZ Water officials say the break happened around 2 a.m. on Sunday, and caused a loss of pressure in the distribution pipes.
The depressurization then increases the chance that untreated water could enter the system.
They say the boil water order is in effect for many of the homes on Michael Roberts Court, Robert McPadding Street, Fred Ill Jr. Court, Blue Hill Plaza and Veterans Memorial Drive.
Officials urge residents not to drink the water until boiling it for at least one minute.
The boiled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and prepping food.
Neighbors say they are sticking to bottled water for now.
"We did get pressure back so I thought everything was fine.
We are still doing bottled water, I didn’t want to take the chance," says one homeowner.
The boil water advisory will remain in effect until officials finish testing and deem the water safe.