Sunday, January 06, 2008

Website of the Day - The Daily Green

For those of you who are serious about reducing the footprint you leave on the planet, here is one of the best websites I have come across that helps you to do just that. The Daily Green brands itself as the consumer's guide to the green revolution and it is just that. They also have a free newsletter which you can get sent directly to your email. Below is a small article I found on their site about bottled water. If you are as concerned about the health of the planet as I am, I encourage you to check it out.


Save resources by drinking from a glass whenever you can, or use a refillable, stainless steel bottle when you are on the go.

Ever wonder where most of those plastic water bottles go that we knock back from every day? Into landfills, where they live on and on and on and on. Exempt from many state deposit laws, and most often used away from home, where recycling bins are scarce, the majority of water bottles do not make it into the recycling stream.

Not only do they accumulate and stress landfills, they are made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a petroleum product, and their manufacturing process uses oil, a nonrenewable energy source, and increases CO2 emissions.

So kick the plastic water bottle habit. That way you can avoid the controversy over chemicals leaching from both hard and soft plastics into your water, even at room temperatures.

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