Get a water bottle
By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, RedEye reporter
Americans buy 28 billion single-serving plastic water bottles every year, and 80% of those end up in landfills, according to the Container Recycling Institute. Meeting the nation's demand for bottle water requires more than 1.5 million barrels of oil annually, enough to fuel 100,000 cars for a year, the Earth Policy Institute estimates.
Cut back on the plastic buildup with a reusable water bottle you fill with tap water.
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