University of California Spends $2million on Bottled Water Even With Budget Cuts

The recommended eight glasses of water a day, at U.S. tap rates equals about $.49 per year; that same amount of bottled water is about $1,400.
It takes 17 million barrels of oil per year to make all the plastic water bottles used in the U.S. alone. That's enough oil to fuel 1.3 million cars for a year.
In 2007, Americans consumed over 50 billion single serve bottles of water; between 30 and 40 million single serve bottles went into landfills each year.
Antimony, which is found in PET plastic bottles, in small doses can cause dizziness and depression; in larger doses it can cause nausea, vomiting and death.

University of California Spends $2million on Bottled Water Even With Budget Cuts

Date: April 19th, 2010 | Author: Jo Henson
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AH_Product_Group_One_crpd_smlrx275 This article brings up such a great point, not only is single-use bottled water wasteful it’s all incredibly spendy! With departments and libraries and campus services being closed it is shocking that no one thought to stop paying for water when it comes out of the spout for practically nothing! Read more about the University of California and their bottled water obsession – Despite Budget Woes, University Still Has Money for Bottled Water