Would Glass Be Better Than Plastic Bottles for Bottled Water? (Part 6 of 10)

Many people ask about the choice between glass and plastic as a material for bottled water bottles. This and many other questions are answered in a series of videos at: http://bottledwatervideo.com.

As a material for bottled water bottles, plastic makes the most sense, for both practical and environmental reasons.

Even though plastics are made from petroleum, they use less petro-chemical energy than glass. And when recycled, they make the petroleum they contain usable over and over again. Glass bottles require more energy to transport and more energy to produce.

See how Nestlé Waters has reduced the amount of plastic in its bottles by 48% over the past 15 years, and is about to reduce it some more.

This is the sixth in a ten-part video series addressing the most frequently-asked questions people have about bottled water. For the complete collection, click through to http://www.bottledwatervideo.com

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