Building a water wall

Building a water wall
Posted in Clean Water

Cistern Water Pollution in the Caribbean

The Caribbean and the US Virgin Islands have a predominant water problem that is mostly triggered by floods and hurricanes. Sitting close to seas and oceans has its perks, but due to the atmospheric weather condition, it also poses major threats to lives and properties across the islands. Because of the proximity to water bodies, one would think the Caribbean islands wouldn’t have water problems, but this isn’t the case. The problem is not the availability, but the quality as a sizeable percentage of water on this island’s cisterns are polluted.

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Message in A Bottle

Message in A Bottle
Posted in Bottled Water

Reasons Not To Drink Bottled Water

It’s 2020, and plastic pollution is still an Achilles heel, and because of its non-biodegradable nature, plastic waste has become a menace all over the world. With plastic bottle supply going high, it’s only a matter of time before the planet we know and love is submerged in our plastic filth. Globally, more than a million plastic bottles are sold every minute, and it takes about 450 years for one bottle to decompose fully. This means that it’ll take 6-12 generations of your lineage before one plastic bottle decomposes.

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