A Plastic Bottle Takes 450 Years to Break Down

A single plastic bottle can take up to 450 years to decompose, which means every bottle you have ever used is likely still somewhere on the planet.

Carry a reusable bottle instead, and you eliminate around 156 single-use bottles per person every year.

Choose stainless steel for durability or glass for taste, and keep one by the door so you never leave home without it.

Refill it at home or at the many public fountains now available, and the habit quickly becomes automatic.

Over a year, that is hundreds of bottles and a lot of oil never drilled for new plastic.