After draining a water bottle, it might be tempting to fill it back up from the tap without a second thought. But can you really reuse plastic water bottles?
Plastic bottles don’t seem to be going anywhere fast. Americans are drinking somewhere in the neighborhood of 15.9 billion gallons of bottled water each year — nearly 48 gallons per person — according to a Research and Markets report.
But you might want to reconsider reusing plastic water bottles. Read on to learn how sipping from single-use containers for multiple days can lead to bacterial growth, chemical leach, and avoidable waste.
Types of Plastic Water Bottles
Not all plastic-bottled…
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