The American Container Recycling Institute estimates that 67 million plastic water bottles are thrown away every day, enough to go around the world. planet 149 times a year. Therefore, plastic water bottles should be banned from public use. The use of water bottles should be phased out as they are incredibly dangerous, unnecessary, expensive and rarely recycled. Researchers said plastic bottles containing water can contain many harmful chemicals. After careful examination of plastic, researchers concluded that some plastics contain chemicals, such as phthalates, bisphenol A (BPA), endocrine disruptors and carcinogens, which can leach into water, especially after have stagnated for long periods. Likewise, bottled water is not subject to the rigorous testing that tap water undergoes. Thus, bottled water is more likely to be contaminated or a source of infection. Tap water is tested for safety daily, while bottled water is only tested monthly at the source. Twenty-two percent of the water tested contained contaminant levels exceeding strict health limits. People's safety could be ensured by banning bottled water. For every bottle of water manufactured, non-renewable resources are wasted to produce unnecessary luxury. For the bottled water Americans enjoy, seventeen million barrels of oil are used (excluding transportation), which could power more than 1.3 million cars for a year. Most water is imported and exported from places thousands of miles away, such as Fiji. Although oil is a controversial subject, for every liter of water produced, three liters are used. Excess wasted water can provide clean drinking water to the world's poorest countries. Additionally, the energy used in bottle production can power more than 190,000 homes. The resources that can be conserved by stopping the production of bottled water can solve many of the world's problems facing a growing population. The cost of bottled water is inconceivable to many. Bottled water costs 240 to 100,000 times more than tap water, which can be brought to your home for just pennies a day..