Kingston Brass’ Products Limit Need to Recycle

Over the last decade, a huge shift across the globe has been made to being eco-friendly. As a result, individuals and communities are working hard to take care of the Earth and make our skies clearer.

You may have found yourself asking the question, “Well, what can I do to help?” The saying “reduce, reuse, recycle” has filtered through media campaigns and schools across the country. While this is important, sometimes finding a way to recycle everything can be difficult, especially if you live in a community where recycling isn’t promoted.

For an easy solution, Kingston Brass offers products such as water filter faucets and soap dispensers. Now, plastic water and soap bottle waste can be one item checked off the list for a cleaner environment.

As part of its commitment to encourage sustainability and helping the environment, Kingston Brass is taking the time this week to discuss resource conservation and the growing impacts of climate change while also highlighting its products that can prevent waste as well as save homeowners money.

Recycling Improvements

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found that in 2013, out of the 254 million tons of trash Americans generated, only about 87 million tons were recycled, meaning the nation had a recycling rate of just over 34 percent.

The upside, however, is that the amount of trash recycled and composted has skyrocketed exponentially since 1980, when only 15 million tons of material was prevented from being disposed of. That’s a roughly 481 percent increase over that 33-year period.

The EPA data also shows that while 27 percent of the total waste generated in 2013 comprised of paper refuse, plastic accounted for roughly 13 percent and food made up nearly 15 percent.

Save Your Money, Save The World

Switching from bottled water to a water filtration tap could have a substantial cost savings benefit, as the average U.S. citizen spends more than $100 per year on bottled water, according to the charitable organization, The Water Project.

The average cost of bottled water is $1.27 per gallon, according to the International Bottled Water Association.

The Business Insider reported that in 2012, Americans spent nearly $12 billion on close to 9.7 billion gallons of bottled water. And that expenditure only grew as of 2017, when the Beverage Marketing Corporation found that $16 billion is spent annually on bottled water.

Spending less on water bottles also means spending less time going to the store to purchase your drinking water. You can have access to a cup of crystal clear water from the comfort of your own home with a water filtration faucet.

Similar cost savings can also be achieved by installing soap dispensers. Plastic bottles of liquid hand soap can range from 7.5 oz. bottles to 12 oz. bottles, costing between around $1.5 and $3, respectively. That’s about $25 to $30 for a gallon’s worth of soap, whereas gallon refill jugs of soap cost anywhere between $10 to $20.

As we look to the future with hope, it’s important to realize how far we’ve come while also understanding that there’s still plenty of room for improvement. While the world is ours, we mustn’t forget to appreciate our resources and recognize that such things are finite.

Kingston Brass Marketing Assistant Rachel Schiffman contributed to this article.