DROP the habit of using plastic water bottles!
Unhealthy, environmental harmful and expensive.Making more and more trash for our planet.
Yeah,since plastic water bottles made by plastic,and low quality plastic container contain trace amount of Bisphenol A (BPA),According to the Environment California Research & Policy Center, which reviewed 130 studies on the topic, BPA has been linked to many hearth problem such an increased risk of miscarriage, and decreased testosterone levels.
BPA can also wreak havoc on children’s developing systems. (Parents beware: Most baby bottles and sippy cups are made with plastics containing BPA.) Most experts agree that the amount of BPA that could leach into food and drinks through normal handling is probably very small, but there are concerns about the cumulative effect of small doses.
A project supported and facilitated by the Global Education Association. DROP is a youth led community action project that aims to raise awareness about the environmental impact of water bottles. This group was started as a partnership between two high schools in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. They aim to ban the sale and distribution of plastic water bottles in municipal buildings in the town of Lunenburg and are planning awareness activities for the World Water Day event in town.
This project is supported and facilitated by the Global Education Association, an educational not-for-profit based in Nova Scotia, Canada. For more information please see our website a www.GlobalEducationAssociation.org
Facts And Statistic:
Approximately 29 billion plastic water bottles produced for use in the United States alone each year require the equivalent of 17 million barrels of crude oil.
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The money actually needed the do those work might be more but is worthy in long run
ReplyDeleteI think the plastic industry is quite unwilling to use better technology to reduce the impact to environment..
ReplyDeleteJust trade the 29 billion plastic bottles used for water in the United States ... year requires the equivalent of more than 17 million barrels of crude oil. ...
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