8. 2004 total bottled water consumption (liters)
26,000,000,000
18,000,000,000
12,000,000,000 12,000,000,000
China Brazil Mexico United States
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10. liters means
• 6,868,473,361 gallons of bottled water/year
• 24 gallons of bottled water per person/year
• 4 bottles/person/week (16 oz bottle)
• 8 oz of bottled water per person/day
• 1,500,000 barrels of oil to make plastic bottles,
enough to fuel 100,000 cars for one year
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15. But what if ...
she replaced 2 of
her 4 bottles each
week with a
reusable container
filled with tap
water?
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16. What if ...
we all did?
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17. if each person in the US replaced 2 of 4 bottles/week
with a reusable container filled with tap water ...
• 24,000,000,000 bottles would NOT become garbage or litter every year
• 750,000 barrels of oil could be saved EVERY year
• we would each save about $150 EVERY year
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