{"id":8641,"date":"2012-03-13T04:43:56","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T11:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=8641"},"modified":"2012-03-13T04:43:56","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T11:43:56","slug":"7-great-reasons-to-give-up-drinking-bottled-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/7-great-reasons-to-give-up-drinking-bottled-water\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Great Reasons to Give Up Drinking Bottled Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We had an extra Green Diva Meg in the house today! Our special guest Green Diva Meghan Van Dyk, the editor of the\u00a0Daily Record\u2019s Grassroots section<\/a><\/em>\u00a0was in the studio to help kick off our new weekly segment called,\u00a0Gettin Local with the Green Divas: Wherever You Are!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0This segment is sponsored by the\u00a0Daily Record\u2019s Grassroots<\/em>\u00a0section and will focus on highlighting interesting stories and events within our community that help to illustrate and celebrate our community\u2019s sustainability progress and share ideas with other communities around the country . . . or the world for that matter!<\/p>\n

The Sleeping Naked is Green<\/h3>\n

No More Water Bottles<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

7 Good Reasons to Quit Drinking Bottled Water<\/strong>\"\"<\/p>\n

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  1. The U.S. is the largest consumer market for bottled water in the world, followed by Mexico, China, and Brazil.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. In 2008, U.S. bottled water sales topped 8.6 billion gallons, which represented 28.9% of the U.S. liquid beverage market.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. The average American drinks 21 gallons of bottled water per year.
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  4. According to MSNBC, the use of water bottles increased dramatically from 3.3 billion sold in 1997 to 15 billion in 2002<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. National Geographic estimates that 17 million gallons of crude oil is used on an annual basis to produce plastic bottles.\n