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STOP BUYING BOTTLED WATER

Bottled water makes up one-third (!) of America's waste.

It’s convenient to grab a 32 oz. bottle of Dasani or Aquafina when you grab a couple gallons of gas, but why do you do it? Because it tastes better? It’s “purified”? Both Dasani and Aquafina actually come from municipal water systems (mostly from Detroit) – 25% of all bottled water comes from tap sources. That means when you buy it, you pay for it twice – in taxes and again at the register. You’re getting duped. If you want filtered water, pick up a filter and throw it on your own tap.

Pick up a metal bottle or Nalgene-style bottle cheap at just about anywhere and fill it yourself. Not only will you save the cash, you’ll keep new plastic bottles from hitting the landfills. Only 23% of plastic (PET) bottles get recycled, leaving the rest to pile up to one-third of America’s waste – and American’s produce a s***-ton of waste. Perhaps one of the easiest ways to save money and contribute less to landfills is by purchasing a refillable water bottle.