Dear Editor:
We are not particularly comforted by the fact that Nestlé Waters’ bottles are “fully recyclable”.
According to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), a mere 8.4% of single-use plastic actually gets recycled. That is the relevant point.
Thus it is obvious that making more “fully recyclable” plastic is not the answer. The obvious solution is to stop producing single-use plastic.
We are pleased to learn that the federal government recently released a report on plastic pollution. The report states that “imminent action should be taken due to the harmful nature of plastics, and a ban on select single-use plastics is planned for 2021.”
We sincerely hope that ban will include water bottles.
Rob Mackay,
Save Our Water, Elora