The Water Bottle Debate:
What’s the Big Deal? Water bottles have not always been around and ever since there popularity began the debate over whether or not people should have them has been a very controversial topic. Some argue that not only do they cause extra unneeded pollution, but are also unneeded since tap water is available. While some say this, others will counter by discussing the benefits of having a healthy option for a drink on the go. Using water bottles is a means to help people have easier access to a healthy vital life necessity no matter where someone might be. First, some people that do not believe in the use of water bottles would look at one that constantly has one as if it is an accessory and be absolutely disgusted, …show more content…
For instance, if an American were to go to Mexico on vacation it is known that drinking the water there is unsafe for people who are not accustomed to it, so therefore water bottles are used in order for people to have a safe water source. Not just in Mexico do people see these problems either; other locations in the world deal with the issue of not have sanitary drinking water, and if it weren’t for bottled water there would be many more people suffering from dehydration or worse. Thomas J. Lauria, a representative for the International Bottled Water Association, discusses and brings to focus a different perspective on water bottles that truly make on question why they ever wanted to dispose them in the first place. Lauria brings to light that water bottles are an extremely healthy option when paired up to soft drinks, and that even though the plastic from bottled water is bad for the environment, it has the smallest impact on the environment out of all packaged drinks. Lauria also argues that, “[b]ottled water provides a healthy choice when tap water is not accessible,” he then continues to say that if the world were rid of water bottles a research that was conducted concluded that “one-half of people would choose soda instead” (665). After seeing those results from the research not many can argue that getting rid of water bottles is a good …show more content…
For certain mega companies though, they become known by another name, pricy, but are they truly too pricy for all they are trying to offer? According to Voss, Artesian water from Norway, they are about so much more than providing bottled water for people. According to the Voss website, CEO Jack Belsito and his company work to raise awareness about the lack of clean water in certain countries, and the hardships that women and children go through every day to try and get water to survive. The Website is set up to show the good that they work towards and contributions to Africa. Voss states, “Voss Foundation is dedicated to providing access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene as a means to enable community-driven development in Sub-Saharan Africa and raising awareness of the ongoing need in the region” (Web). With this huge company working as hard as they do to help these poverty stricken countries, it makes having to pay the extra price on the water worthwhile. If more water bottle industries were to try this even by just raising the price by less than twenty-five cents these countries could possibly begin to see the end of their hard
What’s the Big Deal? Water bottles have not always been around and ever since there popularity began the debate over whether or not people should have them has been a very controversial topic. Some argue that not only do they cause extra unneeded pollution, but are also unneeded since tap water is available. While some say this, others will counter by discussing the benefits of having a healthy option for a drink on the go. Using water bottles is a means to help people have easier access to a healthy vital life necessity no matter where someone might be. First, some people that do not believe in the use of water bottles would look at one that constantly has one as if it is an accessory and be absolutely disgusted, …show more content…
For instance, if an American were to go to Mexico on vacation it is known that drinking the water there is unsafe for people who are not accustomed to it, so therefore water bottles are used in order for people to have a safe water source. Not just in Mexico do people see these problems either; other locations in the world deal with the issue of not have sanitary drinking water, and if it weren’t for bottled water there would be many more people suffering from dehydration or worse. Thomas J. Lauria, a representative for the International Bottled Water Association, discusses and brings to focus a different perspective on water bottles that truly make on question why they ever wanted to dispose them in the first place. Lauria brings to light that water bottles are an extremely healthy option when paired up to soft drinks, and that even though the plastic from bottled water is bad for the environment, it has the smallest impact on the environment out of all packaged drinks. Lauria also argues that, “[b]ottled water provides a healthy choice when tap water is not accessible,” he then continues to say that if the world were rid of water bottles a research that was conducted concluded that “one-half of people would choose soda instead” (665). After seeing those results from the research not many can argue that getting rid of water bottles is a good …show more content…
For certain mega companies though, they become known by another name, pricy, but are they truly too pricy for all they are trying to offer? According to Voss, Artesian water from Norway, they are about so much more than providing bottled water for people. According to the Voss website, CEO Jack Belsito and his company work to raise awareness about the lack of clean water in certain countries, and the hardships that women and children go through every day to try and get water to survive. The Website is set up to show the good that they work towards and contributions to Africa. Voss states, “Voss Foundation is dedicated to providing access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene as a means to enable community-driven development in Sub-Saharan Africa and raising awareness of the ongoing need in the region” (Web). With this huge company working as hard as they do to help these poverty stricken countries, it makes having to pay the extra price on the water worthwhile. If more water bottle industries were to try this even by just raising the price by less than twenty-five cents these countries could possibly begin to see the end of their hard