AD| This is a collaborative post where I was gifted the items to review
I bet that every person reading this has used a plastic bottle in their lifetime. Many of whom likely purchased one in the past day or week. Plastic, in the recent decades, has become a staple of convenience and a modern lifestyle. It is estimated that over half of the plastic that the world consumes is used just the one time and they are known as single use plastics. This adds up to around 150 million tonnes of plastic every year being used for just a few minutes; yet will exist on our planet for up to 1000 years. That’s crazy!!
Several recent reports indicate the dire global situation associated with the world’s plastic usage, especially our oceans. It is predicted that, by 2050, plastics will outweigh fish in our oceans. The plastic that finds its way into the oceans inevitably will pose a risk of ingestion by sea birds, marine mammal as well as the fish that you eat! A recent study by Ghent University in Belgium, for example, found that people who regularly eat seafood ingest up to 11,000 tiny pieces of plastic each year. Another study by Plymouth University found that one-third of all fish caught in the UK contained tiny pieces of plastic. This really needs to change!
Here are some facts about the plastic bottle:
1. An incredible one million plastic bottles are purchased around the world every minute.
2. That number will jump by another 21% by 2021
3. An average plastic bottle will take four hundred years to decompose
4. 43% of plastic bottles used in the UK are not recycled. That’s over 5.5 billion bottles that don’t end up being recycled.
5. An estimated 700,000 plastic drinks bottles are littered every single day in the UK
6. Around 12.2 million tonnes of plastic waste ends up in our marine environment every year from around the world.
7. About 80% of litter in our seas and oceans comes from land. Litter is often blown into our rivers where it is taken out to sea.
8. Plastic in the ocean breaks down into microplastics. These microplastics are ingested by marine life, where it travels up the food chain, and is eventually ingested by humans.
9. It is estimated that the average seafood consumer ingests around 11,000 plastic particles every year in the UK.
10. It has been forecast that plastic pollution will double in the next 20 years, and quadruple by 2050.
Did you know that there is an alternative? Aluminium.
Water with a purpose.
There is an amazing brand called CanO Water that was created in response to the damaging impact that plastic bottles have on the environment. The brand was created by three friends back in 2016 after seeing a plastic filled beach in Thailand. They decided that an alternative to single use plastic needed to be found. With a small amount of savings and loans they created CanO Water.
CanO Water supplies water in a aluminium can instead of the usual plastic or glass containers. You can get sparkling or still in either 330ml or 500ml. They have also created a unique can lid feature that allows you to reseal and reuse your can but does not compromise the recycling process. ( can I get a Amen? ) The water inside the eco-friendly can is sourced from the Austrian Alps and is full of minerals & electrolytes. The water has a high pH level of 7.9 and contains increased alkaline concentrations which add antioxidant properties; known to keep you looking and feeling fresh.
The average aluminium can is made from 68% recycled content. Cans also pack tighter together which makes them more efficient to transport than other drinks containers. Aluminium cans are infinitely recyclable, going from the recycling bin to store shelves within just 60 days!!
If you are looking at reducing your waste,and you haven’t go a reusable bottle, highly I recommend making the switch from plastic water bottles to water in a can.
Have you ever had water from a can?
