User:Sashaamartinez/Reuse of bottles


 * Are some areas over or under developed? Yes, I believe the section on "Bottles intended for reuse by households," is very limited and I think there should be a section on the different types of reusable water bottles.
 * Is the writing neutral? Yes, they provide information on the positive effects of using a reusable water bottle, and the negative effects.
 * Does each claim have a citation? Majority of the claims do have citations, I believe that there are more studies and possibly information that could be cited to back up the claims that would further enhance the article.
 * Are the citations reliable? They vary, some are magazines, others are actual academic studies, others are websites. Just have to sift through them to determine which ones are useful and which ones are not.
 * What can you add? I can add a section explaining more in-depth the different types of reusable bottles and their benefits. Some are plastic and others are aluminum and they both differ in their benefits.

In section of Environmental Consequences:

-add about wastewater

"During the process of recycling PET and plastic, an excessive amount of freshwater is used, this means that there is an excessive amount of wastewater produced. In order to limit the amount of wastewater produced, recycled water production is a solution. To clean the recycled plastic and PET, recycled water should be used as well. This serves economical and ecological benefits on both sides. This method would especially be sufficient for regions that are in a water deficit, where water is in high demand for high price. Recycled water would limit the use of freshwater, people can use to drink instead of cleaning PET and plastic. Although initial costs are high, industrial areas are adapting this recycled water more and more lowering the cost."

Insert citation:

Section of Bacteria Concerns:

-add support in agreement that there is no sufficient bacteria in the reuse of water bottles if one person is using it

"According to study done in 2018, researchers tested bacteria growth in different plastic bottles and their reuse. From the study they concluded that there is no significant bacteria found in plastica bottles that are reused by the same person. 11 out of 179 of the samples they took contained bacteria, which amounts to 7.6%. The bacteria found were not significant and deemed acceptable for use."

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Section of Chemical Concerns:

-more details of BPA in different water bottles, an added study

"A study, showed that BPA levels in plastic bottles increased with temperature increase. High levels of BPA are found in reusable aluminium bottles with an epoxy-based liner, when put into high temperatures. There was no trace of BPA found in the water from unlined stainless steel, EcoCare copolyester lined aluminium, or copolyester Tritan plastic water bottles."

-feel like I should explain their study a little more, then their findings.

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