Comments on: New Yorkers to Pay an Extra 5 Cents for Bottled Water http://earth911.com/news/2009/10/27/new-yorkers-to-pay-an-extra-5-cents-for-bottled-water/ Find Recycling Centers and Learn How To Recycle Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:41:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lee http://earth911.com/news/2009/10/27/new-yorkers-to-pay-an-extra-5-cents-for-bottled-water/comment-page-1/#comment-33933 Lee Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:59:45 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=26045#comment-33933 Your water distiller just used up as much energy distilling one liter of water as it takes to produce a 1 liter plastic bottle. Sure you saved a bottle, but a reverse osmosis system is much more energy efficient. Your water distiller just used up as much energy distilling one liter of water as it takes to produce a 1 liter plastic bottle. Sure you saved a bottle, but a reverse osmosis system is much more energy efficient.

]]> By: Debbie http://earth911.com/news/2009/10/27/new-yorkers-to-pay-an-extra-5-cents-for-bottled-water/comment-page-1/#comment-33907 Debbie Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:29:22 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=26045#comment-33907 A step in the right direction...I believe all disposable beverage containers should have a deposit fee. I stopped buying bottled water, even though it was convenient to grab out of the frig on my way out the door. We have good, safe water here and now use reusable mugs, covered cups, etc. A step in the right direction…I believe all disposable beverage containers should have a deposit fee. I stopped buying bottled water, even though it was convenient to grab out of the frig on my way out the door. We have good, safe water here and now use reusable mugs, covered cups, etc.

]]> By: H.K. http://earth911.com/news/2009/10/27/new-yorkers-to-pay-an-extra-5-cents-for-bottled-water/comment-page-1/#comment-33857 H.K. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:47:50 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=26045#comment-33857 Get a small, inexpensive water distiller. Minerals come from vegetables. Any lost in distillation aren't significant anyway. Get a small, inexpensive water distiller. Minerals come from vegetables. Any lost in distillation aren’t significant anyway.

]]> By: Canada Guy http://earth911.com/news/2009/10/27/new-yorkers-to-pay-an-extra-5-cents-for-bottled-water/comment-page-1/#comment-33805 Canada Guy Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:30:02 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=26045#comment-33805 We all know water bottles are wasteful and bad for the environment, yet their production is growing rapidly everywhere. Just 20 years ago the market for plastic water bottles was practically nonexistent, but today we produce billions of these completely unnecessary products. There can be only one sane response, plastic water bottles must be banned! <a href="http://www.selfdestructivebastards.com/2009/10/water-bottle-manifesto.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.selfdestructivebastards.com/2009/10/water-bottle-manifesto.html</a> We all know water bottles are wasteful and bad for the environment, yet their production is growing rapidly everywhere. Just 20 years ago the market for plastic water bottles was practically nonexistent, but today we produce billions of these completely unnecessary products. There can be only one sane response, plastic water bottles must be banned!

http://www.selfdestructivebastards.com/2009/10/water-bottle-manifesto.html

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