As Americans’ dependence on bottled water continues, more people are questioning the conditions that fuel sales and the environmental implications of so much single-use plastic. If water flows at the turn of a handle in most homes in the US, why is bottled H2O so widely consumed?
Alexis McGivern holds an MPhil from the Oxford School of Geography and the Environment and is a researcher with the Plastic Pollution Emissions Working Group, an interdisciplinary and international group of scientists researching plastic pollution. She is a co-founder of 26,000 Climate Conversations and author of the blog No Plastic Please.
Christopher Weiman is an environmental engineer based in Denver, Colorado, with a focus on water toxicology and remediation.
Meleah Moore is a Brooklyn-based writer, photographer, and communications consultant for social enterprises. She holds a degree in sustainable development from the University of St Andrews.