The idea of a water bottle began in the late 70’s with the release of Perrier. Once the companies saw a rise and sales they began to make up tactics in order for the water bottles to sell better. Some of the tactics they used was saying that tap water was “unpure,” while bottled water was “fresh.” But, what they were not saying is that 40% of bottled water is merely filtered tap water. Also with all of those sales of plastic water bottles, the industry wasn’t telling you how they were affecting the environment. The world recycling rate is about 50% and in the United States it is only 20%. The fact for that being that less than 50% of American have curbside recycling. So, what happens to all of the plastic that is not being recycled? As the film showed, a lot of it ends up in bodies of water. As mentioned earlier, the film showed us a scene where there was a lake fill of water bottles, but the film also talked about the ocean. The film talked about how there is a part of the ocean where waste from our west coast and Asia’s east collect in the middle of the ocean. This causing many problems for the water and wildlife within the
The idea of a water bottle began in the late 70’s with the release of Perrier. Once the companies saw a rise and sales they began to make up tactics in order for the water bottles to sell better. Some of the tactics they used was saying that tap water was “unpure,” while bottled water was “fresh.” But, what they were not saying is that 40% of bottled water is merely filtered tap water. Also with all of those sales of plastic water bottles, the industry wasn’t telling you how they were affecting the environment. The world recycling rate is about 50% and in the United States it is only 20%. The fact for that being that less than 50% of American have curbside recycling. So, what happens to all of the plastic that is not being recycled? As the film showed, a lot of it ends up in bodies of water. As mentioned earlier, the film showed us a scene where there was a lake fill of water bottles, but the film also talked about the ocean. The film talked about how there is a part of the ocean where waste from our west coast and Asia’s east collect in the middle of the ocean. This causing many problems for the water and wildlife within the