Extra Credit

Tapped Tapped is a movie I had to watch for my environmental class to receive extra credit. This movie was about tap water and water bottle. The video stated that by 2030 some places of the world will run out of water. This is because big companies like Nestle, Coke and Pepsi are going into towns taking the residents water. They are doing this to make profit out of bottle water. In the movie residents of Fryeburg County they have trying to fight with Nestle. They want Nestle to stop pumping their water. In Maine they have a law that states that whoever has the biggest pump, they can take the water and the residents are trying to change this. They are running out of water and it makes them upset that big corporations keep pumping. The residents tried to make a deal with Nestle. Residents wanted them to pay at least taxes for the water they were taking and Nestle said, “No.” Another thing that makes people upset in the movie, is that big corporations are pumping municipal water and bottling it up and then selling it for a higher price. People say they are buying their water the one that they pumped out of their own town. Communities want to have ownership of their water supply. They want to protect their water. The movie also states that the earth’s surface has seventy five percent of water, but it is sad to say that only one percent is drinkable. Another big issue that the movie talked about is that big corporations try to sell water bottles to make profit, but they do not let people know that water bottles are not that safe. This is because they are made of plastic and plastic is not good for us and the environment. Plastic chemicals have many affects to us and the environment. Also the move stated that bottle waters are not regulated like municipal tap water is. Tap water is tested, while bottle water is not and companies are not obligated to put the reports of their products to see like others do. Some people of the movie were saddened to see so many people trust bottle water instead of water that has been tested. This is because people do not know what gets into their after they are put in plastic. Plastic is bad it is made out of PET or PETE. These chemicals are not good for us. The movie also talked about how the water bottles end up in landfills or in the ocean. Plastic water bottles kill species because they eat the plastic. The movie stated that thirty million bottles end up in the landfills. People buy so many water bottles and don’t recycle them. This also is bad and affects the environment. The movie stated that big corporations try to get people to recycle the bottle. The Corporations support curve side recycling, but reality is more than half of the people do not get curve side recycling. The movie really advocated that we should get rid of plastic water bottles in general. They cost too much, they are not good for the environment and us the people.