Bottled environmental damage

Posted: 05.12.08  |  Created by: Jeff Angel

While clean safe drinking water is vital for human health, Australians are becoming increasingly thirsty for bottled water products.

A recent report by the Earth Policy Institute said global consumption of bottled water rose 57% from 1999 to 2004 to 154 billion litres, with Australians consuming 550 million litres every year. And with the current big push from beverage companies of this ‘new’ product, the market is expected to keep growing to a worth of over $460 million per year.

Read on for more of Jeff’s thoughts in Opinion.