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Conserve is the Word Worldess Wednesday

May 27, 2014 by Mommy Evolution 23 Comments

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I often see these types of signs at the Chicago Botanic Gardens when we visit. I’ve always believed in carrying our own water bottles rather than doling out money for municipal water and wasting plastic. But I was shocked to learn it takes 3 liters of fresh water to produce every liter of bottled water.

 

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  1. Laurie Collett says

    May 27, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    May we be good stewards of all He has entrusted to us!

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      May 27, 2014 at 7:26 pm

      Here, here, Laurie!

      Reply
  2. Joyce says

    May 27, 2014 at 8:06 pm

    Before the production and sale of bottled water, I never would have dreamed that I’d actually PAY for water.

    http://joycelansky.blogspot.com/2014/05/ww-wordless-wednesday-tug-of-war.html

    Reply
  3. Nomadic Living says

    May 27, 2014 at 8:20 pm

    Interesting. Never thought of it that way either!

    ~Happy WW

    Reply
  4. kewkew says

    May 27, 2014 at 9:08 pm

    Well, that is new information and something to really get you thinking. Wow.
    though I had read something about those hand dryers spreading germs. Not sure how accurate it is.

    Reply
  5. Patrick Weseman says

    May 27, 2014 at 11:07 pm

    Love it. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  6. Natasha Rodriguez Mom 2 5321 says

    May 28, 2014 at 2:29 am

    What a difference we could all make!

    Reply
  7. Neesie says

    May 28, 2014 at 2:33 am

    I always carry a fresh topped up plastic water bottle.
    Thanks for hosting ;D

    Reply
  8. another jennifer says

    May 28, 2014 at 6:15 am

    I love signs that inform us like this. We always have water bottles with us to fill. We are fortunate that we live in a country where we don’t have to worry about unsafe water. Hopefully more people will catch on with signs like these.

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    • Jennifer says

      May 28, 2014 at 2:09 pm

      You’re right, Jennifer. We are crazy lucky to not have to worry about unsafe drinking water. I’m always amazed at the people who complain about their tap water, like it’s contaminated. We live right next to Lake Michigan so we use a filter to remove a little bit of the taste but otherwise it’s perfect!

      Reply
  9. Star Traci says

    May 28, 2014 at 6:25 am

    Wow! I did not know that water was wasted making bottled water. Good lesson!
    🙂
    Traci

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  10. Sweet Day says

    May 28, 2014 at 7:51 am

    I am shocked, too, to learn 3 litres of water is required to produce 1 litre of bottled water!

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      May 28, 2014 at 2:08 pm

      Crazy, right? It just reinforces why I always have my own bottle to fill up with water with me.

      Reply
  11. Cathy Chester says

    May 28, 2014 at 8:00 am

    L-O-V-E this!

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      May 28, 2014 at 2:08 pm

      Thanks, Cathy 😀 I couldn’t help but share when I came across these signs.

      Reply
  12. Echo says

    May 28, 2014 at 9:13 am

    That is quite a shocking fact!

    Reply
  13. Bailey says

    May 28, 2014 at 10:11 am

    There are lots of simple things we can do that really don’t change our lives all that drastically.

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      May 28, 2014 at 2:07 pm

      I agree. Not everything has to be life altering to make a huge difference 🙂

      Reply
  14. Sarah @ Me Plus 3... TODAY! says

    May 28, 2014 at 12:11 pm

    Wow, that really puts it in perspective! Definitely pinning this onto my Reduce Reuse Recylcle board for people to see!

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      May 28, 2014 at 2:07 pm

      Yeah! Thanks for sharing, Sarah. I was quite shocked to learn just how much water is wasted to make one bottle of water!

      Reply
  15. Uplifting Families Parenting says

    May 28, 2014 at 10:10 pm

    Our tap water tastes horrible even filtered. We do purchase bottle water but we don’t go through a ton of it.

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    • Jennifer says

      May 29, 2014 at 4:56 pm

      Hey, Christy. Have you ever tried the under-the-sink filters? Those refrigerator filters are terrible. We used Franke filters which we installed into the water flow under our sink and it saved us from tasting that horrible Chicago water. Just something to think about…. and way less expensive than buying water.

      Reply
  16. Shannon W. says

    May 30, 2014 at 4:26 pm

    Sorry, I posted my link late 🙁

    http://www.momentsofintrospection.com/2014/05/wordless-wednesday-patriotic.html

    Reply

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