It's time to get OFF the bottle!

Remember the days when if you were thirsty, you would find the nearest fountain? They were everywhere, from schools to parks, to shopping malls. And although they are still there, somehow we have all bought into this concept that drinking from a plastic water bottle was somehow better. The facts that I found from the Sierra Club of Canada, are absolutely shocking (Source: http://www.sierraclub.ca)

Did you know that:
* 1.5 million tonnes of plastics are used globally each year for water bottles.
* 1.5 million tonnes of oil are required to manufacture the water bottles used in the US alone in one year.
* In Canada only 15% of plastic water bottles were recycled last year.
* The cost to drink Bottled Water is enormous! Bottled water costs the consumer $1.20 per gallon. Whereas filtered tap water is under $0.20 per gallon and tap water is virtually free.
* Canadians bought more than 700 million litres of bottled water last year.
* Canadians should not assume that bottled water is safer than tap water. The requirements set for municipal drinking water is far stricter then the bottled water industry.
* Plastic water bottles leach Bisphenol-A, a known hormone disruptor.

It's time to get OFF the bottle! Take action personally! Carry a Stainless Steel Water Bottle with you. Bring an extra empty bottle with you when you travel, to fill along the way. After all, it doesn't just make economical sense, it makes environmental sense!