13 October 2010

Nifty use for plastic bottle tops

I got this via email and thought I'd share it (author unknown)


This is a great idea to share. Good for us and the environment too. 
Incision cut RIGHT AT the NECK. 

Stick the plastic bag through the NECK of the bottle which you have just cut off. 

Better than the plastic clips that you have to buy. 

05 November 2009

Swallow this


Global warming is still often scoffed at and deemed a hoax. The irony of it all is there is a multi billion dollar hoax called Bottled Water that is adding to our overwhelming environmental problems yet has consumers so brainwashed they would rather pay for something that they can (for now) have for free.

Tap water in South Africa (as in many countries) is drinkable and ours is even said to be one of the best in the world. Despite this, people will still opt for the trendier bottled water, which is no healthier than what they can find at a tap. The massive irony here again is that this wasteful consumption is directly contributing to the degradation of out natural water supply.

The more bottled water you buy the more you are going to have to buy in the future as your trendy habit perpetuates the demise of our planet. Keep at it and one day you will pay more for it than anything else you put in your mouth. Some bottled water (aka tap water much of the time ) is already more expensive than petrol and fruit juices. If global warming leads to further pollution of our natural water (not to mention the glaciers disappearing), eventually everything you buy will cost more because tap water will not be safe to use in any product. You will not only be forced to drink bottled water but will incur the knock-on cost of every product that uses water. Imagine paying for ice by the cube at restaurants.

Besides opting for tap water, there are many ways to help protect the future of our water supply. If heavy metals are genuinely a problem in your water  add a filter to your tap or fridge, get a filter jug, or even a water cooler. Push for a ban on bottled water at your company or municipality.  All of these alternatives will contribute to breathing cleaner air and drinking cleaner tap water. Even just swapping to 5L bottles instead of hundreds of small bottles when there really are no other options (90% of plastic water bottles are not recycled and not even useful for reuse - PET1  ).

And when visiting trendy restaurants that push bottled water take a stand and ask for tap water! If you are gullible enough to think they are concerned about your health when refusing to serve tap water ask where the ice in your glass and food preparation water comes from. Pull the plug on the bottled water scam!



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