The average adult will purchase as many as 3,856 single-use plastic water bottles over the course of their lifetime – amounting to more than 200 billion bought nationwide. Some of the top ...

It’s the plastic bottles the water comes in that are potentially ... I don’t have to tip it up to drink from it. Think of an adult “sippy cup” with a built-in straw and flip top.

Researchers have linked microplastics to yet another health problem. A July study showed that abstaining from liquids in disposable bottles can lower blood pressure and therefore likely decrease ...

“We have 1,200 plastic water bottles per week that just go through ... by the students and said they did a better job than most adults. Like the skills that they bring to the table, the students ...

Find it all here. “If we’re looking at the carbon footprint of these different types of reusable water bottles, almost systematically, the plastic option will come up on top,” he said.

Groundwater extracted to help fill billions of plastic bottles a year poses a potential threat to drinking water resources and feeds the world’s plastic pollution crisis, while the industry’s ...

By Julie Creswell and Hiroko Tabuchi The plastic CamelBak bottles displayed in a Target in East Hanover, N.J., offer a promise to ecologically conscious buyers. On the front of each is a bright ...