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A Look At The Numbers:

🔁 Production & Energy Use

• 1 million plastic bottles are sold every minute globally. That’s over 500 billion per year.
  (Source: Euromonitor International)

• Producing a single 1-liter plastic bottle requires 3 liters of water and 1/4 bottle’s worth of oil in energy.
  (Source: Pacific Institute)

• The bottled water industry in the U.S. alone uses 17 million barrels of oil each year—enough to fuel 1.3 million cars for a year.
  (Source: Earth Policy Institute)

🌊 Pollution & Ocean Waste

• Over 8 million tons of plastic enter the oceans each year. Bottles are one of the most common items.
  (Source: Ocean Conservancy)

• An estimated 22,000 to 30,000 tons of plastic waste flow into oceans daily.
  (Source: Surfers Against Sewage)

• It can take 450+ years for a plastic bottle to degrade in the ocean, often breaking into microplastics that enter the food chain.
  (Source: National Geographic)

♻️ Recycling Shortfalls

• Only about 9% of all plastic ever made has been recycled.
  (Source: UN Environment)

• In the U.S., less than 30% of plastic bottles are recycled. The rest are landfilled, incinerated, or littered.
  (Source: EPA)

🐢 Wildlife Impact

• Plastic waste kills over 1 million marine animals each year, including seabirds, fish, and turtles.
  (Source: UNESCO)

• Animals often mistake bottle caps or microplastics for food, leading to blockages, starvation, or poisoning.

✈️ Transportation Footprint

• Bottled water is often transported over long distances, adding significant greenhouse gas emissions compared to local tap water or drink mixes.