Dear friends
Recently I was asked to support an action by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, who are asking each city and town to illiminate the sale of drinking water in plastic bottles on their facilities. They will increase water fountains in public buildings instead. Some are asking for the removal of all drinks out of plastic bottles. This would be a saving for the council and for the environment. Their drinking water out of the tap is 100%. Here is what one Municipality says:
Waste:
1. plastic bottles account for 1.6 kg from each household each year which goes to the dump or are burnt. In addition there are 6.6 kg that are recycled.
2. Their city dumps 1,521 tons of plastic bottle per year.
3. The cost of collection and recovery is $265 per ton.
4. Also they become street litter.
5. City of Toronto recycled 1,000 tonnes or 65 million plastic water bottles last year.
6. About 35 million plastic bottles end up in landfill.
Coorporations and Transportation:
7. Manufacturing 29 billion plastic bottles = 17 million barrels of crude oil.
8. Fuel required to transport bottled water = 38,000 eighteen-wheel transport trucks a week.
9. 20% of municipalities have faced water shortages recently.
To try and help the situation your Granny has written a 'Water Dedication" for you to sign and try and put into action. Please ask your schools to do this with every student.
Love
Julia
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