Approximately $7.7 billion plastic water bottles are thrown out each year, polluting open spaces and natural resources. Their sales have soared in the UK, mostly due to celebrities being pictured with bottles of water, bringing in a whopping $2 billion. Brits are now being urged to utilize tap water and reuse plastic bottles in order to reduce pollution.

Campaigners urge Brits to drink tap water to reduce 7.7 billion plastic bottles dumped each year – Mirror.co.uk