Bottled Water Consumption
Bottled Water Consumption
Bottled Water Consumption
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Bottled water
consumption has grown exponentially over the past ten to fifteen years.
This growth has taken place globally, but particularly in Europe and
North America. The bottled water industry has literally created its own
water culture. For example, when one enters a gas station, grocery
store or a restaurant in any country of the world, one is bound to find
at least a few different brands of bottled water. Bottled water is
somewhat less likely to be found in developing countries, where public
water is least safe to drink. Many government programs regularly
disperse bottled water for various reasons. Distributing small bottles
of water is much easier than distributing large bulk storages of water.
Also contamination from large water storage containers is much more
likely than from single 12-20 ounce bottles of water.
Many countries have become very oriented toward bottled water equipment .
According to a 2001 World Wildlife Fund survey, individuals around the
globe consume some 89 billion liters of bottle water annually, worth
roughly $22 million. Citizens of the U.S. alone consume about 13
billions liters of bottled water. A 2000 report conducted by
Yankelovich Partneers of the Rockefeller University discovered that 2.3
eight-ounce servings of the total 6.1 servings of water that are
consumed daily are bottled water in the U.S. Bottled Water Consumption.
So which areas of our world are consuming the largest amounts of
bottle water? Splash's website provides a wealth of knowledge regarding
who, what type, regulations and an overview of the market. Below is a
graph of 1999 Bottled Water Equipment in liters per person, courtesy
of Splash's Freshwater Newsletter. Surprisingly, Western Europe
consumes almost 50% of the world's bottled water. Many claim that this
is due to European culture, since the continent has had very polluted
waters due to agriculture and industry dating back to the Industrial
Revolution.
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states that roughly 59% of bottled water that is consumed is purified,
while the 41% is spring or mineral water. Most bottled water (about
75%) originates from protected sources such as underground aquifers and
springs. Increases in bottled water consumption is also a major issue.
Below is a graph that explores the increase from 1999-2001 for eight
different regions globally.
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