Persuasive Essay On Plastic Water Bottles

Water Bottle Persuasive

Plastic water bottles have been the new trend in ECMS lately. But are they worth the costs? No not in my opinion. One time use plastic water bottles should not be allowed at ECMS. Plastic water bottles are unnecessarily expensive, negative to the environment, and not very healthy for our bodies.

Why should we waste our money constantly buying water bottles when you could buy a reusable one that could last for years. In average, bottled water cost around $1.21 per gallon while tap water cost $2 for every thousand gallons. If you were to buy a bottle of water every day, you would be spending $365 per year. Tap water would only cost you $0.10. But that’s only the average which only includes the big, refillable water bottle containers. According to the

That means if you spend $1 on a 16.9-ounce water bottle, you’re really spending $7.57 per gallon. Bottled water is around 600 times more expensive than tap water. You’re basically paying more for tap water or filtered tap water. If you wanted filtered tap water, just buy yourself a faucet-mounted filter for just $40. That is less than 6 weeks of plastic water bottles.

Plastic water bottles are very unhealthy for our environment. First off, it causes Greenhouse Gas Emissions because of their use of fossil fuels. The Pacific Institute claims that the manufacturing of plastic water bottles uses about 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide. One effect of greenhouse gas emissions is that they cause global warming, the cause of the ice caps melting and ruining arctic animal’s habitats. Plastic water bottles waste a lot of energy. They’re using energy while being manufactured, treated, filled with water, keeping the water cold and while being shipped. The Pacific Institute estimates that just making the plastic bottles for American