Did you know?

• 40% of all bottled water is taken directly from municipal water sources.
• According to the International Bottled Water Association, bottled water coolers should be sanitized once every 6 months.  When was the last time your cooler was sanitized?
• The President’s Panel on cancer just released an article stating that filtering tap or well water can decrease exposure to numerous known or suspected carcinogens and endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
• The President’s Panel on cancer states “…it is preferable to use filtered tap water instead of commercially bottled water.”
• 22% of tested bottled water brands contained chemical contaminants at levels above strict state health limits.
• 17 MILLION barrels of oil are used yearly in the production of bottled water.  This is enough to fuel 1 million cars for a year!
• It takes three times the  amount of water to create the bottle than it does to fill it!
• 3 BILLION pounds of waste are created by plastic water bottles.