On 3/15/2021 4:47 PM, Graham wrote:
> On 2021-03-15 2:30 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2021-03-15 2:24 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>> Biggest problem with plastics is people.* Too many people are slobs.
>>>
>>> Properly used and handled there should be little waste, nothing
>>> floating in the oceans. Most can be recycled or used as a fuel to
>>> generate electricity. Most plastics contain 18,000 Btu per pound.
>>
>> The single biggest cause of litter around here is plastic water
>> bottles. Personally I have little use for bottled water and can't
>> figure out why people insist on buying those small bottles instead of
>> drinking tap water. Out local tap water is excellent. The least they
>> could do would be to dispose of them into a proper receptacle instead
>> of throwing them onto the shoulder of the road or into a ditch.
>>
>>
>> I take water with me when I am kayaking, bicycling or out on the
>> motorcycle, and sometimes when I am travelling in the car, but I fill
>> up re-usable bottles at home.
>
> More than once, when out on my bike, I've had to discard a bottle of tap
> water due to the unpleasant taste. Standing the water in advance has had
> little effect. The degree of chlorination seems to be unpredictable so I
> fill my bike bottles with commercially bottled water.

I filter drinking water. I have an insulated stainless steel bottle and
put in ice, fill with water and it lasts a long time.

I do buy a 12 pack of plastic about once a year. I freeze four and take
them in my small cooler to keep some snacks cold and eventually drink
them. They last me the 1200 miles each way.

Hope to make the trip again in 4 to 6 weeks.