People in Scotland are heavy users of bottled water, especially the small “single use” bottles of drinking water. Apparently, though, the public conception is that using such bottled water is eco-friendly, due to the fact that many of these bottles are recycled. However, this article points out many factors which show that despite recycling, plastic water bottles are very damaging to wildlife in the seas, and the environment in general. The facts and statistics given here are rather shocking, and no person can consider themselves to be well informed without knowing this information.

Scots among top users of bottled water in UK, figures show – Scotsman