Pop Quiz: Drowning in Water (Bottles)

Americans buy 30 billion single-use water bottles every year, the majority of which end up in landfills. In fact, 845 bottles end up in the land fill every second. All these water bottles are made from petroleum, and require petroleum to be shipped around the world. All that, and there's no evidence that bottled water is any cleaner than tap-water.

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