Jefferson Yepes Muñoz

Evidence: The story of bottled water

1. What are the problems derived from drinking bottled water? Mention two
problems at least.

R: If you drink bottled water, the environment will be contaminated, since the
plastic bottles are made with oil, this implies that the extraction and production
of the same affect the ecosystem, in the same way, the elimination of bottle
waste generates pollution in the air.
Another problem is the disposal, if you use plastic bottles and then throw away
the waste, it becomes an issue, because the incineration releasing toxic
pollution

2. What is the difference between bottled water and drinking water?

R: If you decide to drink bottled water, this would imply the manufacturing
process and the contamination of the companies that manufacture the bottles,
instead, the tap water is consumed directly by the people, without generating
any type of affectation to the environment.

3. Describe the process involved in manufacturing a plastic bottle.

R: Throughout the life cycle of the product, different processes are presented,
such as the extraction and production of oil to make water bottles, send them
around the planet and then people drink them, so that finally, the waste is
eliminated and generate a production cycle. What happens with the plastic
bottles after we throw them away. In the process of waste disposal, if the
bottles are incinerated, a large pollution in the air will be generated, in the same
way, if these are thrown into dumps they will remain in this place for years as in
the case of India.

4. What happens with the plastic bottles after we throw them away?
R: If they do not degrade on the ground, they are collected and incinerated.
5. What solutions can be implemented to solve this problem?

R: If people did not use plastic water bottles and instead drink tap water, a
series of environmental problems would be reduced, therefore, it is necessary
to encourage people through awareness campaigns.
 6. Is this problem common in your community? What does the community do
to deal with it?

R:If we observe the consumption of water bottles in my community, we will

observe that it is very common for people to buy bottled water, since it is
assumed that this water is completely purified, but in the case of my community
in particular, if people use bottles plastic, they will be asked to deposit them in
specific containers within the residential complex
.
7. Will you drink bottled water again? Why? Why not?

R: If I have the option of choosing between drinking bottled water or a tap, in

the case of Bogotá I would prefer to drink tap water, because if you do, you
would not only be saving water but also implicitly helping the environment

8. What will you do in the future to reduce the number of plastic bottles used in
the world?

R: To reduce the consumption of plastic water bottles in the future it is

necessary to generate talks to the whole community in general, because if
people are made aware of this environmental problem, they will probably react
to the consequences of the use and consumption of this resource in plastic
bottles