The first piece deals with water bottles:
According to Wikipedia, "The U.S. is the largest consumer market for bottled water in the world.... In 2008, U.S. bottled water sales topped 8.6 billion gallons for 28.9% of the U.S. liquid refreshment beverage market, exceeding sales of all other beverages except carbonated soft drinks.... Americans drink 21 gallons of bottled water per capita per year."
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Have a beautiful and frugal day!
Morgan
http://www.sfphes.org/water/FactSheets/bottled_water.htm
ReplyDeleteI think this speaks for itself... I really dig the artwork.
http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/exesum.asp
ReplyDeletethis is a better link...
So I know that constantly buying bottled water is a big faux pas. So what do you both suggest as a substitute. I've heard that some of those water bottles take so much more energy to create they're not really worth it. Should I be using paper cups? Carry a glass everywhere? Maybe a goat's stomach? Love the artwork though. YAAAAY!!!! Can't wait to see more.
ReplyDeleteDesomniac, I have a couple of ideas for you since I don't know definitively what the best answer is.
ReplyDelete1. Hit up the Goodwill for used Sigg bottles. There are a lot there. Just clean the sh*t out of them! Shouldn't be too hard since the surfaces are non-porous.
2. Get a glass for work; you probably already have one. It gives a nice "welcome to my living room" feel to the otherwise sterile cubicle atmosphere.
3. If you don't want a metal bottle, buy 1 bottled water that's got thicker plastic and use it until you can use it no longer.
4. Please research the implications of re-usable bottles! I'm dying to know more!