First of all, not enough people are recycling. Only 1 out of every 6 people recycle, that's crazy! Just imagine walking out your door and seeing plastic water bottles filling up the landfill. Not good!
Next, the machines that make the plastic for the bottles have tons of fossil fuels in them. Plus, even more fuel is used because the trucks that deliver the water bottles have to run on many fossil fuels.
Lastly, the water doesn't have to go through all the strict treatments and tests. Tap water has to go through strict treatments and tests, but bottled water doesn't. So the bottled