Water Bottle Pollution Facts
- Americans use 17 billion barrels of crude oil used annually for 1-time-use water bottle manufacturing - not including transportation resources.
- Over 80% of empty water bottles end up in landfills.
- Bottled water tested, contained contaminant levels that exceeded strict state health limits. "One study found that hormone-disrupting phthalates had leached into bottled water that had been stored for 10 weeks."
Chlorine Free Living (via Flyer):
- For intestinal health avoiding chlorine is crucial. Chlorinated water kills the good bacterial in the body.
- "Studies show- a strong link between chlorinated water supplies with elevated trihalomethane levels and cancers of the bladder, kidney, liver, pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, colon and brain," - Jordan S. Rubin, N.M.D.
- Chlorinated water can contribute to dry skin. - 70% of the skin's blemish and wrinkle fighting hydration comes from the water we consume." Phd. Kat James
- "Drinking chlorinated water, causes scarring of the arteries." - Kevin Trudeau