Going Green

I'm not a tree hugger, I promise. I like meat, take 15 min showers and debate what to eat for lunch with the refrigerator door open. But I really like recycling. I can't help it, it's just so convenient and satisfying. I know a lot of people don't have newspaper or bottle recycling bins, so here are some stats that might motivate you to recycle your water bottle.

$1.42 billion: dollars college students spend on bottled water each year

$70 million: water bottles Americans consume each year

27,000: barrels of oil required to package and transport that water

90: percent of bottles that end up in landfills rather than recycled or reused

1,000: years water bottles take to degrade in landfills