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Essay / water - 621
Should bottled water be banned?Should we ban bottled water? This is the question that certain American and Canadian local governments have come to ask themselves. There are overwhelming facts and evidence that show it is dangerous to our environment and can be toxic to our health. Personally, I think all the evidence against bottled water tells us that we don't need to constantly drink bottled water if the tap water available to us is as good, or even better, than the tap water available to us. bottled water we buy. There are 1,500 bottles of water consumed per second in the United States alone. Through this, we donated the cost of a single case of bottled water that we could provide to someone who does not have clean water, or who does not have clean water for a year. With America alone, we could make a huge difference in providing water to people who don't have it, due to the amount of bottled water consumed. It is estimated that more than $100 billion is spent on bottled water worldwide each year. The United Nations estimates that if we gave them just 1/6th of that money for one year, or $15 billion, they could...