We use 18 million barrels of oil to transport bottled water and the number continues to grow? There is 9 million football fields of plastic floating in our oceans (about the size of texas)? The sale of bottled water is the Greatest Advertising and Marketing Trick of All time? One (1) person overseas the regulation of the bottled water industry?

Today is a day that will go unnoticed by far too many – March 22 is World Water Day. It’s a day sanctioned by the United Nations to bring awareness to the fact that by 2030 two-thirds of the world will lack access to clean drinking water.

The award-winning documentary Tapped is embarking on an eco-aggressive 30- day/30-city cross country tour to get Americans “Off the Bottle.”

While over a billion people live without clean water, the world is drowning in the waste of millions of water bottles. The Hydros Bottle could provide a simple solution.

From the plastic production to the ocean in which so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry and the communities which were the unwitting chips on the table. A powerful portrait of the lives affected by the bottled water industry, this revelatory film features those caught at the intersection of big business and the public’s right to water.

Posted by Jose Philip in Eco-friendly Del Posto, the famous Italian restaurant in New York, has joined the line-up of several restaurants in the city of San Francisco and the state of New York that are steering clear of bottled water. At the Del Posto, which is backed by such restauranteer celebrities as Mario Batali [...]

Originally posted by: http://50waystohelp.com 11. USE BOTH SIDES OF PAPER American businesses throw away 21 million tons of paper every year, equal to 175 pounds per office worker. For a quick and easy way to halve this, set your printer’s default option to print double-sided (duplex printing). And when you’re finished with your documents, don’t [...]

According to Brandimage, the creators of the 360 Paper Water Bottle, every day in the United States 60 million plastic bottles are thrown away; of these, 86% become garbage. That’s why Brandimage reinvented the traditional water bottle in a more eco-friendly fashion.