Take a walk along any beach anywhere in the world and washed ashore will be many polythene plastic bags, bottles and containers, plastic drums, expanded polystyrene packing, polyurethane foam pieces, pieces of polypropylene fishing net and discarded lengths of rope. Together with traffic cones, disposable lighters, vehicle tires and toothbrushes, these items have been casually thrown away on land and at sea and have been carried ashore by wind and tide. See the following Greenpeace link for more information about how all of this waste the size of Texas collects in the Pacific Ocean north of Hawaii in a trash vortex: Greenpeace .
What about landfills, you ask? Check out this YouTube video from Cornell University to get a sense of the scale:
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And, see what WebMd has to say about misconceptions with plastic recycling at: 5 Misconceptions .
Further, to produce and distribute one small plastic bottle of water it takes ΒΌ bottle of oil, three bottles of water, and 120 grams of greenhouse gases to produce that one plastic bottle of water. Pretty scary.
By a simple shift in our consumption patterns we can minimize the impact we have on our environment and save money at the same time. What could be better?
The ThirstMax portable hydration system was designed to reduce plastic waste by being compatible with reusable water containers. ThirstMax helps reduce plastic waste for thirsty sports teams, group hydration for campers, construction projects where job site hydration is a necessity, and picnic parties.
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