The REAL Cost of Bottled Water $$$

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	The REAL Cost of Bottled Water $$$

onlinedesign

8-17-2008 12:26 PM

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environment, global warming, water, recycle, economy

onlinedesign says:

It's a 3:1 ratio of utter and complete waste.

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8-17-2008 2:24 PM

mikmal

It's disgusting isn't it?

I think I need a drink!

8-17-2008 3:38 PM

apairudin

It isn't hard to get a re-usable water bottle.
It's either ignorance...or just lazy.

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water bottles to homes with clean tap water seems particularly wasteful. The 
Beverage Marketing Corporation reports that Americans consumed 31.2 billion 
liters of water in 2006 – nearly 9 liters per month for every man, woman, and 
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