Biodegradable (NOT)

I bought a "green" mop that also happens to be colored green. It is advertised as green because it's made out of recycled PET bottles. These are the kinds of bottles that you might get when you buy water or a soda. Although it is good that these bottles are recycled into a usable product (and the mops work nicely), the problem with PET mops (as opposed to pet rocks) is that they are still not biodegradable. So you recycle your water bottle so that it doesn't end up floating in a giant floating garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean.



But in the end, is a floating mop any better than a floating water bottle?

This is one reason that more and more people are advocating reduction rather than recycling.  Getting a water filter seems to be a better choice than buying bottled water.

You can get a water filter that attaches to your sink.












Or one that you fill and put in the fridge.