• Bottle water costs 2000 times as much as tap water
  • It is costly not only to the hip pocket but to the environment as well
  • A litre of bottled water costs double the cost of a litre of petrol
  • Most bottled water is packaged in PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottles which are derived from crude oil
  • It can take up to 7 litres of water to produce 1 litre of water.
  • For every tonne of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) produced, 3 tonnes of carbon dioxide are released
  • Bottled water is not necessarily safe – in Australia bacteria, chemical disinfectants and aluminium have been found in some bottled water samples. The Australian Drinking Water Guidelines cover management of tap water supply and are far more stringent than the code that regulates bottled water
  • Bottled water greatly contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, precious water resource extraction and a huge solid waste problem
  • One bottle of water has the same impact on our environment as driving a car 1 km
  • Discarded drink bottles account for approximately 38 percent of the total rubbish volume – ending up in landfill or in our waterways