Disposable plastic bottles are one of the top produced categories of plastics. About 4 percent of the world oil and gas production goes into manufacturing products such as plastic bottles. Discarding plastic bottles wastes nonrenewable resources and generates higher levels of greenhouse gases. Because of this, Klaus Roofing is doing “our own part” by offering our logoed 32 oz water bottles to every homeowner who replaces their roof with Klaus Roofing. Bring your own water everywhere in a reusable water bottle and help save the planet!
FACTS:
- 1500 plastic water bottles are being used every second in the United States alone
- Americans buy 29 billion water bottles a year
- Each week, it takes 40,000 18-wheeler trucks on our roads just to deliver our bottled water
- Bottled water generally is no cleaner, or safer, or healthier than tap water.
- Bottled water is about 3,000 percent more expensive per gallon than tap water
- Tap water: $0.02 per gallon
- Bottled water: $0.64 per gallon
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
- Sixty million plastic bottles are disposed of in one day in the Unites States alone, and eighty percent of those bottles end up overflowing landfills
- The production of plastic water bottles requires up to 17 million barrels of oil each year. This amount of oil has the ability to maintain up to one million cars fueled for an entire year.
- The manufacturing of a water bottle requires three times the amount of water needed to fill it.
- The energy needed to manufacture a bottle of water to the energy needed for tap water, bottles require up to 2000 times more energy. When you look at how many bottles are manufactured, that much energy can possibly power up to 190,000 homes
- Only 12% out of the thirty-five billion bottles used in one year gets recycled
- We are covering the ocean surface with plastic products
OUR PART:
- Follow a simple reduce, reuse, recycle, lifestyle
- Raise awareness to others
- Stop using disposable plastic
- Recycle when you can
- Use your own reusable water bottle like KleanKanteen, Nalgene, Yeti
- Buy a water filter such as a Brita
If you are looking for a trustworthy A+ rand 5 star rated roofing company in Colorado Springs, CO that provides professional roof inspections, roof replacements, roof certifications and roof repairs, call 719-748-6364 or visit us Klaus Roofing.
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