1) In 1767, in America, the first commercially produced individual bottled water was invented and made available. Jackson's Spa in Boston was in charge of distribution and sales.
2) 1 litre of bottled water requires an average of 1.32 litres (L) of water.
3) Around 100 B.C., the first glass bottles were made in Southeast Asia, and around 1 AD, in the Roman Empire. The glass bottle and jar industry in the United States began in the early 1600s, when settlers in Jamestown constructed the first glass-melting furnace.
4) The last ever returnable glass Coca-Cola bottle died in 2012, marking the end of an era in beverage history. In the early days of the industry, soft drinks and glass bottles were best friends since the glass bottles could withstand the pressure of carbonation.
5) The main danger of drinking bottled water is that you may be exposed to dangerous pollutants released by the plastic.
6) BPA and other plastic pollutants can then make their way into your system, causing a variety of issues such as cancer and liver and kidney damage.
7) Different types of plastic disintegrate at different rates, but it takes at least 450 years for a plastic bottle to totally dissolve.
8) In 2020, Americans consumed 15 billion gallons of bottled water.up 4.2 percent from the previous year (compared with 3.7 percent increase the previous year).
9) According to studies, one million plastic bottles are purchased every minute around the world. This equates to about 1.5 billion plastic bottles per day!
10) Bottled water contains hazardous compounds including phthalates, which have been linked to an elevated cancer risk.
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