TAP WATER -  .02 cents  per GALLON

IF YOU  PAY $1  PER  16  OUNCE  CONTAINER,  BOTTLED WATER ADDS UP TO APPROX. $8 PER GALLON.

Turn on the tap instead and save big money … and the environment.

“…..if you’re a moderate water drinker who downs just one 16-ounce bottle a day, you’ll spend about $80 for just a three months’ supply, or 11 gallons worth, of bottled water.

Meanwhile, that $80 will get you at least a year’s worth of filtered tap water……”

The Story of Bottled Water

“……….1.5 million barrels of oil per year, which is enough to fuel 100,000 cars for that same year, are required to satisfy Americans’ demand for bottled water.

Many of these disposable plastic bottles sit forever in a landfill…….

Why You Should Stop Drinking Bottled Water, PLEASE

If you aren’t familiar with Ecoworldly, it’s a part of GO Media,  better known as Green Options,  a site you should spend some time on.  They have  clear and very helpful discussions about sustainability.

The Profile Smart is a hand sink mounted atop a toilet to reuse hand washing water.  The benefits are obvious.  Though I’ve never counted the number of times I wash my hands throughout the day, as a Chef,  it’s certainly frequent enough to make this unit pay for itself.

For the rest of the room there are commodious tips for environmentally friendly materials at Planet Green .  The bathroom is the second most “wasteful” home environment. The home laundry is said to be the most egregious offender.

Green paper towels and bath tissues are reviewed here by the Natural Rescources Defense Council.  They also have a link to wildlands issues.  Their blog, Switchboard, can be seen here.

The Ecologist produced this white paper on recycled toilet tissue airing the issues comprehensively.

When you’re done with the paper on the rolls visit DLTK-kids for great ways to use the left over tubes.