LEARNING ACTIVITY 3

EVIDENCE: THE STORY OF BOTTLED WATER

VALENTINA MONDRAGÓN TRANCHITA
• WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS DERIVED FROM DRINKING BOTTLED WATER? MENTION TWO PROBLEMS AT
LEAST.

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.
• WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOTTLED WATER AND DRINKING WATER?

1. 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.
• DESCRIBE THE PROCESS INVOLVED IN MANUFACTURING A PLASTIC BOTTLE.

1. 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.
• WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE PLASTIC BOTTLES AFTER WE THROW THEM AWAY?

1. 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.
• 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?

1. 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.
• WILL YOU DRINK BOTTLED WATER AGAIN? WHY, WHY NOT?

1. 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.
• WHAT WILL YOU DO IN THE FUTURE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PLASTIC BOTTLES USED IN ACTIVATE
SUBTITLES HERE. THE WORLD?

1. 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.