When I was planning on writing an essay on the effects of consumerism. I stumbled upon The Story of Stuff. There was a great deal of information on the cost of consumersim to the environment, our health, and the future of the planet. Even though The Story of Stuff is very bias, I do believe that they make some really great points.
I was late for school one day and I forgot my water bottle. I make an effort to bring it whenever I remember, and this was one of the times that I forgot. So I decided to buy a bottle of water. This got me thinking about The Story of Bottled Water.
There are many truths to The Story of Bottled Water. When I went to Cuba last summer, I was told that there was a great spot to go snorkeling. I went all the way to the end of the beach where the mountain of trees were. There was a small opening in the forest and I followed the path. In the middle of the forest there was a small opening where the water would flow to when the water level rises. This area was absolutely breath taking, and a little scary but I got over it. It was like a pond in the middle of the forest, not to far from the ocean. But what destroyed the serenity was the pile of garbage that washes up every evening when the water level rises. The ground was covered in water bottles, shoes, plastic bags. I couldn't imagine all the things that were washed up. The surprising thing is that there were no Cuban water bottles, just American ones. Because of all the garbage, and crab holes, I was getting pretty paranoid about the area and decided to head back to the resort.
I just couldn't believe my eyes. I wonder how many water bottles from Toronto made it to Cuba.
The Story of Stuff
The Story of Bottled Water
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