The first plastic water bottles were made commercially in 1947. They also were really expensive until 1960 when high-density polyethylene was made.
canteens and water skins go back thousands of years. skins for carrying liquids were often called bottles.
2016.
25 million
about 2.7 million tons.
Annually Americans consume 8.6 gallons of bottled water
2500000 Plastic bottles are thrown away each hour.
1,000,000,000,000 +
How many plastic bottles arte recycled each year
The first Plastic to be invented was CELLULOID in 1868
1
3500
None, because plastics are made from hydrocarbons, which are obtained from the refinement of crude oil. Plastic is not made from trees.
25 were sold in its first year
I use about 3-4 bottles daily. So that's about - a lot a year. Gosh that is a lot. What is wrong with people? Plastic water bottles have so much bacteria and they are such a huge waste of oil! Buy a Klean Kanteen!