Is Bottled Water Really Better?

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Imagine a body of land with rolling hills, blazing grass, and a beautiful golden sun. Then imagine the same body of land with plastic everywhere blocking the rolling hills, blocking the blazing grass, and blocking the beautiful sun. This era of today is affecting our world, tearing our world apart. I take the position that plastic water bottles should be banned from the pollution on the floor, killing our animals, and having us end in the hospital.
My first reason why plastic should be banned is because it could pollute the world. Plastic on the ground could be the very bad for the earth. Because of high purchase rates the plastic water bottles are often on the ground or in landfills. From the article “ Is Bottled Water Really Better?” It

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