If you know anything about my work, you know that my debut novel - Not A Drop to Drink - is a post-apocalyptic survival story set in a world with very little water. I’m an earth-conscious person, and if you’d like to NOT live in a hellscape anytime soon, here’s an infographic to help do your part to help keep the Earth green!
Every minute, people all around the world buy roughly 1 million plastic bottles—a number that’s expected to jump past ½ trillion by 2021. Once we’re done with these single-use bottles, most end up in landfills or the ocean (Americans recycle less than 30 percent of them). But we need water to live and bottles are convenient and portable. The best solution? Ditch single-use plastics for high-quality, durable, reusable materials. In the case of water bottles, glass, stainless-steel and BPA-free plastic reign supreme. In the infographic below, we break down the top benefits of each material choice, tips for buying, plus how to effectively clean bottles—either by hand or in the dishwasher.
