Over 45 million plastic water bottles a year end up in the trash and 90% end up in landfills
Over 250 million barrels of oil per year are used to produce plastic bottles.
Over 40% of bottled water is from a municipal water source and some is more contaminated than municipal water.
Almost all bottled water is acidic.
Plastic bottles can leach dioxin, a known carcinogen, into its fluid contents.
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