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Facts About Recycling Water Bottles

Recycling is an easy way to help the environment. In addition, many people purchase water bottles, and water bottles are a great item to recycle. Also, if you save your used recyclable products, you could end up making a decent amount of money off of them if you live in a state that charges and redeems deposits for bottles and cans.

  1. Statistics

    • Only 23 percent of the water bottles that Americans use are ever recycled. This means that 38 billion water bottles are filling up landfills instead of being reused.

    Decomposing

    • It takes a plastic water bottle 1,000 years before it will even being to start decomposing.

    Danger to the Environment

    • When water bottles are not recycled, they can do serious damage to the environment. If a water bottle is burned, it releases toxic smoke which destroys the ozone layer (which we need to protect us from UV rays and skin cancer).

    Uses for Recyled Bottles

    • Recycled water bottles can be turned into many useful items such as carpet, clothing, new bottles, electronic parts and car parts.

    Water Bottle Lids

    • Be aware that if the lid of your plastic water bottle is not recyclable. You should throw it in the trash before recycling your bottle.

    Your Own Recycling

    • You can recycle your plastic bottles yourself by turning them into fun art projects such as making a ship in a bottle. Just be creative!

    The Truth

    • The truth is that recycling only marginally helps cut down the amount of resources needed to make packaging products such as water bottles. The root of the problem is that there is too much consumption and production of plastics. Try to buy fewer water bottles, because in many cases, tap water is just as clean or cleaner than bottled water.

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