Water Bottle Realities - WOW!! I'm taking the Challenge!
Water Bottle Realities
- In the City of Toronto 65 million individual water bottles were consumed in 2007 - with world-wide consumption growing 7% every year.
- 6 out of 10 bottles are not recycled in Ontario with bottles ending up in our landfills and waterways
- It takes over 1,000 years for a plastic bottle to break down in a landfill
- The process of making a 500ml plastic water bottle requires 83.85g of oil, produces 48.4g of greenhouse gas emissions and pollutes 3.825L of water -- that's 7.65 times the amount of water in the bottle.
- The average person consumes 167 bottles per year, which equates to:
- 14 kg of oil
- 8 kg of greenhouse gas emissions
- 639 liters of polluted water
The mass consumption of plastic water has reached a critical point. Learn more in our related articles library or take the next step towards a solution.
One Bottle For the Rest of Your Life
The Onebottle product is a 26oz. stainless steel water container that is equipped with either a plug top for convenient attachment to your gear or a domed sports lid for sipping on the go.
The Onebottle is re-useable and recyclable. It is highly durable and yet lightweight. Unlike aluminum or plastic, stainless steel is non-toxic and
non-leaching, and has been the standard for food serving for over 100 years.
The Onebottle is also priced lower than the competition, despite the $1 donation to WWF-Canada. The Onebottle Program is an affordable alternative for corporations looking to eliminate water coolers or vending machines.
The Onebottle is currently available in our online store in unpainted silver, or coloured with lead-free paint in metallic red, metallic blue, glossy black and glossy white.
Now that you have the solution, find out how you can take action to make a difference in your community.
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Make a Difference at Home Change your personal habits by adopting the Onebottle in your lifestyle.
Take the Onebottle Challenge and add your name to the list of active people committed to our pledge - the pledge to stop the consumption of plastic water. |
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Posted by Paulette Upshall
on October 4, 2008