Tapped Water Bottle Analysis

The film that we watched in class was an extremely informational and eye-opening film. The name of that film is “Tapped.” The majority of the film is has to do with the water bottle industry. The film itself is basically split into two parts, half of the film talks about the water bottle industry and the other half talks about the effects that the water bottle industry has on the environment. The film starts off in a small town named Fryeburg, Maine. The people of the town talk about how the town used to be before “they” came in. The “they” in this case being one of the biggest water bottle manufactures, Nestle. The people of the town claim that Nestle basically barged in and began to take their water, infuriating many residents in Fryeburg, …show more content…
The idea of a water bottle began in the late 70’s with the release of Perrier. Once the companies saw a rise and sales they began to make up tactics in order for the water bottles to sell better. Some of the tactics they used was saying that tap water was “unpure,” while bottled water was “fresh.” But, what they were not saying is that 40% of bottled water is merely filtered tap water. Also with all of those sales of plastic water bottles, the industry wasn’t telling you how they were affecting the environment. The world recycling rate is about 50% and in the United States it is only 20%. The fact for that being that less than 50% of American have curbside recycling. So, what happens to all of the plastic that is not being recycled? As the film showed, a lot of it ends up in bodies of water. As mentioned earlier, the film showed us a scene where there was a lake fill of water bottles, but the film also talked about the ocean. The film talked about how there is a part of the ocean where waste from our west coast and Asia’s east collect in the middle of the ocean. This causing many problems for the water and wildlife within the