Report Amelie Sladky

How to reduce the use of bottled water

Introduction
This report will analyse the results of the poll carried out by EU students about their usage of bottled
water, as requested by YEE (Youth and Environment Europe). It will also outline the popularity of
bottled water and suggest solutions.

Results
Most peers seem to drink bottled water every day and contrary to expectations, the students who
never drink bottled water are not far behind, with 25 percent of the votes. According to the chart,
about 15 percent of the pupils only drink bottled water once a week. The next highest percentage
would be of the teenagers who drink bottled waters 2 – 6 times a week. And finally, 10 percent drink
it once a month and about nine percent 2 – 3 times a week.

The popularity of bottled water

According to the chart, the difference between the people who drink bottled water everyday and the
students who never drink it isn’t all too high. Since the poll was carried out in different countries
these contrary results aren’t surprising at all. In some countries tab water is not very healthy and/or
water is not available in glass bottles. Furthermore, one should not forget that different pupils can
have very different mindsets regarding environmental protection.

Reduction of bottled waters

As stated in the last paragraph, not all countries have access to drinkable tab water, which is a pity.
But the rest of the population should switch to refillable glass or metal bottles. Of course, one could
also refill plastic bottles to reduce ones waste production, but it should be noted that water in plastic
bottles often begins to “taste” like plastic and according to studies sometimes even contains
microplastics.