Bottled Water and the Impact on the Environment

Aug 29
07:27

2012

Adrian Fisher

Adrian Fisher

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Recycling of PET bottles could make a huge difference and reduce the levels of pollution.

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Australia is a continent,Bottled Water and the Impact on the Environment Articles which for many years relied on rain water or tap water for drinking. In the last years that trend seems to shift a little bit and the bottled water becomes the main alternative of it. And there is nothing wrong about that. The bottled water comes from sources that are deep in the bowels of the earth, it's rich of minerals and it's good for human health. But the bottled water is a product at the same time and just like every product it has to be transported and packed. And lots of resources are required for this part exactly.


How is the bottled water product actually affect the nature and the environment. It does it in four major aspects. The first one, the time of extraction from the earth. The process requires a lot of energy and it often leads to disruption of the aquifer flow, which affects the flora and the fauna. The second aspect: in the process of production of the product – the water is packed in PET bottles. Those type of bottles are made from crude oil, a process which involves high temperature and the use of water for cooling. Basically it could take up to 3 litters of water for the producing of 1 litter bottled water. Does that make any sense?! The third aspect that the bottled water affects the nature in – transportation. This here requires the burning of fossil fuels, which contributes to the greenhouse gas emissions. And at last but not least, the plastic bottles rarely end up where they suppose to – on the landfill, instead of that the end up in the sea, where they break down into small pieces and disrupt the course of the sea life.


So the question is what can we do in order to prevent the negative effect from all that. You can purchase and install tap filters, if you are concern about the quality of the tap water in your area for starters. Whenever you can, try to use re-usable plastic bottle. Gather all the plastic bottles and recycle them. You can ask your home cleaners where and how plastic bottles must be disposed. The professional cleaning which Melbourne has got, provides a service called rubbish removal, so you can assume that they definitely know where and how PET bottles should be disposed.


Finally you can find more information on the websites of organizations in the area you live in.