Topic #2-Energy and Environmental Costs

Question 1

What are the Energy and Environmental Costs in Production of plastic bottles?

Answer 1

-When producing plastic bottles, it takes over 5.6-10.2 milamounts of energy to create the bottles.
-Takes a gallon of gas to make the plastic for a case of water bottles
The environment is strongly affected because fossil fuels are released, CO2 is released, etc.

Question 2

What are the Energy and Environmental Costs in Transportation of Plastic water bottles?

Answer 2

With the costs of energy for transportation, it takes 1.4+ million joules to transfer Fiji across the world and it produces 2.5 gallons of fossil fuels in the atmosphere. It also gives off 1.2 pounds of CO2 emissions.

Question 3

What are some health concerns with the quality of the water in a plastic water bottle?

Answer 3

-BPA in big jugs (infertility, cancer)
-Chemicals in nestle, aquaphor, eona,
-Microplastics seeping into the plastic bottle (bad for us humans)