Plastic Bottles

This past week as I walked through Eau Claire's campus mall I came across a group of three shivering girls. This trio withstood the cold Wisconsin temperatures to take a stand against the use of plastic water bottles. With clip boards in hand they asked for student and faculty signatures, to petition a ban on the distribution of plastic water bottles on campus..... I readily signed.

I commend these three girls and whomever else was behind this call for change.  I find the use of plastic water bottles to be uncomprehending.  I cannot fathom why any individual would waste their time and money, buying disposable water bottles when they could spend a mere10 dollars on a reusable, environmentally friendly, water bottle.

Plastic Statistics

• Nearly 8 out of every 10 water bottles will end up in a landfill

• The production of plastics is estimated to account for 4 percent of the energy consumption in the US

• Less than 1 percent of plastics are recycled

Read more plastic facts at Earth911