That is certainly true when it comes to individual-sized bottled water. Below I’ve quoted two Web sites I found with a quick search on plastic water bottles + pollution. This is clearly a case where a lot of little things make a difference.

The articles I’ve read on the topic always mention plastic and oil. Rarely do they mention how much WATER is wasted when the bottles are discarded.

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“In 2007, the manufacture of plastic water bottles generated more than 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions and required the equivalent of more than 17 million barrels of oil.

Every year more than 4 billion pounds of plastic bottles end up in landfills or as roadside litter, and while some states have bottle-bill laws that extend to cover bottled water, the recycling rates for bottled water pale as compared to carbonated soft drinks.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ina-pinkney/tap-tap-tap-water_b_173338.html

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If you use bottled water, after reading these quotes, would you consider giving up bottled water?

If you don’t use individual-sized water bottles, would you consider talking to others about the hidden costs of drinking bottled water?

“Approximately 1.5 million barrels of oil “enough to run 100,000 cars for a whole year “are used to make plastic water bottles, while transporting these bottles burns even more oil.”
http://inspiredathome.com/musings/writings/09-008.htm