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In case you didn't know this

~moxie~ — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:02:50 GMT

water bottle companies are making their caps smaller and harder to open. If you squeeze the bottle close to the cap a few times the cap will come off easily and you won't have to struggle to get it off.

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ahoymate — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:08:33 GMT

FYI......................the ocean is full of plastic water bottles! The great Pacific garbage patch. Don't buy water in plastic bottles!!!!

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Yuban3 — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:11:34 GMT

I recycle my plastic bottles. But you're right, the ocean has become a dump.

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DoneTryin — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:31:26 GMT

On 3/31/2014 Yuban3 said:
I recycle my plastic bottles. But you're right, the ocean has become a dump.

Which has caused problems with the search for the lost Malaysian plane. Some of the debris found turned out to be garbage

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Lion — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:39:11 GMT

On 3/31/2014 Skylands said:
FYI......................the ocean is full of plastic water bottles! The great Pacific garbage patch. Don't buy water in plastic bottles!!!!

Exactly! We stopped years ago and won't ever buy them again.

Many of the bottled waters aren't any better, and sometimes worse, than your own home water supply. Waste of money.

Use a home water filtering system if you'd feel better about it. There are many out there, from simple/cheap to bigger & more expensive.

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ahoymate — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:39:15 GMT

On 3/31/2014 Yuban3 said:
I recycle my plastic bottles. But you're right, the ocean has become a dump.

That's a good start! However, unfortunately for every 6 water bottles used, only 1 makes it to the recycle center and end up in ocean, land fill etc. It takes many hundreds of years for plastic to disintegrate.

Also, making plastic bottles uses up a lot of fossil fuel & pollutes the environment.

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Lorainne — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:46:58 GMT

On 3/31/2014 Skylands said:
FYI......................the ocean is full of plastic water bottles! The great Pacific garbage patch. Don't buy water in plastic bottles!!!!

And if you do have plastic bottles, refill them and keep reusing them.

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~moxie~ — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:57:55 GMT

I will not drink the local water. It has too many minerals in it and I love my keurig and will only use bottle water in it. I recycle my bottles, none get thrown in the trash.

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sidsmom — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:01:57 GMT

WHEN will this "bottled water" bit be O.V.E.R.? Did I hear that somewhere in California, bottled water being sold is getting banned? Hallelujah! Dallas just passed the beginning stages of no-store-plastic-bags bit...baby steps, but it can be done.

moxie: I totally understand where some areas of the country/world needs bottled water, but if it's not a health issue, there must be another way to attain the non-tap water desired. Have you looked in to getting "bulk" container water refills @ your grocery store? I have two 2-gallon containers I refill @ Whole Foods & Kroger (a generic supermarket)...it reduces the amount of plastic immensely.

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CardinalGirl — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:04:27 GMT

Well.....did you know that all owls are not wise?

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LilacTree — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:04:55 GMT

I always use a canteen with Brita-filtered water from the tap. I hate bottled water for all the reasons, mostly the pollution factor. The earth is over 70% water and we have managed to pollute all of it in less than one century.

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~moxie~ — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:06:05 GMT

On 3/31/2014 Lorainne said:
On 3/31/2014 Skylands said:
FYI......................the ocean is full of plastic water bottles! The great Pacific garbage patch. Don't buy water in plastic bottles!!!!

And if you do have plastic bottles, refill them and keep reusing them.

The ocean is full of plastic bottles because idiots don't recycle.

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Puzzle Piece — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:06:08 GMT

On 3/31/2014 sidsmom said:
WHEN will this "bottled water" bit be O.V.E.R.? Did I hear that somewhere in California, bottled water being sold is getting banned? Hallelujah! Dallas just passed the beginning stages of no-store-plastic-bags bit...baby steps, but it can be done.

Yes, the bottled water ban will be starting soon. The plastic bags are also banned depending on which city/county you live within. As far as the bottles go, there are many from 'foreign countries' who litter. It's what they know and it takes a generation or two to get them to learn to not litter. It takes time but things should get better.

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clemintine — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:06:09 GMT

On 3/31/2014 sidsmom said:
WHEN will this "bottled water" bit be O.V.E.R.? Did I hear that somewhere in California, bottled water being sold is getting banned? Hallelujah! Dallas just passed the beginning stages of no-store-plastic-bags bit...baby steps, but it can be done.

what about saving the trees? back to paper or will we be required to use those awful bags that get nasty and are made from 'who knows what'? (probably plastic bottles ?!)

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sidsmom — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:06:57 GMT

On 3/31/2014 CardinalGirl_ said:
Well.....did you know that all owls are not wise?

WHO? Geeeez. Does Geico have the best commercials or what?!

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stilltamn8r — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:07:59 GMT

How does anyone know what actually happens to their water bottles once they put them in the ""recycle"" bin?

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Buck-i-Nana — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:09:04 GMT

On 3/31/2014 CardinalGirl_ said:
Well.....did you know that all owls are not wise?

who? who? who?

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sidsmom — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:09:58 GMT

On 3/31/2014 clemintine said:
On 3/31/2014 sidsmom said:
WHEN will this "bottled water" bit be O.V.E.R.? Did I hear that somewhere in California, bottled water being sold is getting banned? Hallelujah! Dallas just passed the beginning stages of no-store-plastic-bags bit...baby steps, but it can be done.

what about saving the trees? back to paper or will we be required to use those awful bags that get nasty and are made from 'who knows what'? (probably plastic bottles ?!)

Using recycled reusable grocery bags will be the answer. I wash mine on a regular basis & have been using them for about 6 years. Strong, lightweight. It's the only answer.

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~moxie~ — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:10:40 GMT

On 3/31/2014 stilltamn8r said:
How does anyone know what actually happens to their water bottles once they put them in the ""recycle"" bin?

Recyclers are not giving you money for the bottles without making a profit. Jeesh!

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dooBdoo — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 19:52:30 GMT

On 3/31/2014 BonnieBelle said:
On 3/31/2014 stilltamn8r said:
How does anyone know what actually happens to their water bottles once they put them in the "recycle" bin?

We don't just put water bottles in a bin. In my state, you put your plastic bottles in a machine and they are shredded to confetti size pieces of plastic.

It varies from one place to another. In some locales, it's up to the residents to sort and place recyclables in different types of bins which are picked up at the curb just like the other trash. I do wonder if the recycling process is effective, since we don't really see what happens next... and next.