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WATER USE AT PACIFIC The shocking truth about our campus’ water use habits WATER SAFETY RECYCLING WATER USE HABITS What percent of bottled -vs- tap water do you use at home? Only 20% of students said they use only tap water at home What percent of bottled -vs- tap water do you use at school? 6% of students use only tap water; 50% use only bottled water Why do you drink water from disposable plastic water bottles? 45% convenience, 31% trust, 19% taste Do you use campus water fountains? 53% said “no” Where do you buy bottled water? 33% at the campus store, 33% at wholesale stores Which type of water is more expensive? 93% of students know that bottled water is more expensive What organization regulates bottled water? Food & Drug Administration... 40% thought it was the manufacturer What organization regulates tap water? Environmental Protection Agency... 33% students answered incorrectly Which monitoring organization (tap or bottled) has higher standards? Tap water does... 64% students answered correctly How many miles do disposable bottles travel between the factory & you? 1000’s of miles... more than 50% answered incorrectly How long does it take plastic water bottles to decompose in landfills? About a 1000 years... Only 40% answered correctly If you had a reusable water container, would you use it? 50% said “yes” - 40% said “maybe” If no, why not? Answers were split evenly between inconvenience, trust, & taste How easy is recycling plastic -vs- aluminum & glass? 59% of students know that it is much more difficult to recycle plastic How many of the plastic bottles used in the United States are recycled? Only 1/10... Most students thought 5/10 How often do you recycle the plastic water bottles that you use? Only 3% of students said 100 % of time Where do you recycle plastic bottles? 30% do at home, 52% do at school AWARENESS OF ISSUES 250 Pacific Seminar 1 students on the Stockton Campus of the University of the Pacific were surveyed regarding their tap/bottled water use & general knowledge of bottled water related issues. You might find the results somewhat surprising... D E P A R T M E N T O F E A R T H & E N V I R O N M E N T A L S C I E N C E S • P A C I F I C •
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WATER USE AT PACIFICThe shocking truth about our campus’ water use habits
WATER SAFETY
RECYCLING
WATER USE HABITS
What percent of bottled -vs- tap waterdo you use at home?
Only 20% of students said they use only tap water at home
What percent of bottled -vs- tap waterdo you use at school?
6% of students use only tap water;50% use only bottled water
Why do you drink water from disposable plastic water bottles?
45% convenience, 31% trust,19% taste
Do you use campus water fountains?53% said “no”
Where do you buy bottled water?33% at the campus store,33% at wholesale stores
Which type of water ismore expensive?
93% of students know that bottled water is more expensive
What organizationregulates bottled water?
Food & Drug Administration...40% thought it was the manufacturer
What organizationregulates tap water?
Environmental Protection Agency...33% students answered incorrectly
Which monitoring organization (tap or bottled) has higher standards?
Tap water does...64% students answered correctly
How many miles do disposable bottles travel between the factory & you?
1000’s of miles... more than 50% answered incorrectly
How long does it take plastic water bottles to decompose in landfills?
About a 1000 years...Only 40% answered correctly
If you had a reusable water container, would you use it?
50% said “yes” - 40% said “maybe”
If no, why not?Answers were split evenly between
inconvenience, trust, & taste
How easy is recycling plastic -vs- aluminum & glass?
59% of students know that it is much more difficult to recycle plastic
How many of the plastic bottles used in the United States are recycled?
Only 1/10...Most students thought 5/10
How often do you recycle the plastic water bottles that you use?
Only 3% of students said 100 % of time
Where do you recycle plastic bottles?30% do at home, 52% do at school
AWARENESS OF ISSUES
250 Pacific Seminar 1 students on the Stockton Campus of the University of the Pacific were surveyed regarding their tap/bottled water use & general knowledge of bottled water related issues. You might find the results somewhat surprising...
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