Learning Activity 3

Evidence: The story of bottled water

 What are the problems derived from drinking bottled water? Mention two problems at
least.
 What is the difference between bottled water and drinking water?
 Describe the process involved in manufacturing a plastic bottle.
 What happens with the plastic bottles after we throw them away?
 What solutions can be implemented to solve this problem?
 Is this problem common in your community? What does the community do to deal with it?
 Will you drink bottled water again? Why, why not?
 What will you do in the future to reduce the number of plastic bottles used in Activate
subtitles here. the world?

Answers
1.If we consumed drinking
bottled water eighty percent end
up in landfills, where they
will sit for thousands of years, or
incinerators,where they are
burned, releasing toxic
pollution. And if we consumed
drinking bottled water, the
companies will start with
extraction and production where
oil is used to make water bottles
Answers
1.If we consumed drinking
bottled water eighty percent end
up in landfills, where they
will sit for thousands of years, or
incinerators,where they are
burned, releasing toxic
pollution. And if we consumed
drinking bottled water, the
companies will start with
extraction and production where
oil is used to make water bottles
ANSWERS
1. One problem is when the extraction and the use of oil for the production of bottles is
done, much energy is lost in the preparation and distribution of the same. The planet
accumulates many plastic bottle wastes if people drink a lot of bottled water.
When plastic bottle waste is burned, toxic contamination is released into the environment.

2. When companies obtain in processed materials from nature to make bottles, they fill
bottles with processed water, transport bottles to people, collect, emply bottles and if
they don´t vote for incinerators, use them to rebutid new bottles.

3. Companies obtain raw materials from nature to make bottles, then companies
make them, when the companies have already made the bottles, they fill
the bottles with processed water.

4. If we work to prohibit the purchase of bottled water through out the city, people will
drinking water. If we the officials of our city in our city to bring sources of drinking water,
we will get them to do so.

5. It is very common many people in my community have water filters in their home and fill a
bottle with water Every time they go out. When people do this they don´t need to buy
bottle water.

6. It´s been a long time since I have drinked bottled water, I have some reasons and one of
them is that i spend les money if i don´t drink bottled water, another is that i think it is not
worth spending money on it if i can take water from the tap.

7. I will encourage my family and other people not to drink bottled water and i will
participate in campaings against the use of plastic bottle.