Mission

=The Mission of the Water Warrior: Why We Do What We Do =

===We are Water Warriors on an advocacy mission to end the use of disposable plastic water bottles in order to cut down pollution and we advocate for everyone to use reusable water bottles. This will create a healthier life for people and the planet! So RISE ABOVE PLASTICS with us! ===

“Reduce first then reuse” is the motto of the Water Warriors. Our mission is to rise above plastics and advocate for change in our community’s use of “recyclable” water bottles. Our job is to spread the word about the environment, economic and health benefits for the user of reusable bottles rather than those of recyclable plastic ones. Some might ask, “What is so bad about plastic bottles?” The average person uses 167 water bottles a year. However, in Atlantic County, the average person uses 341! In our small town of Northfield we use 2,932,600 water bottles per year. You might think that recycling will help, but the truth is that only 24% are actually recycled. Now this is only our town. The number is much larger number when you go to larger towns in Atlantic County, NJ, the U.S.A, and the world. Our team is trying to spread the word about reusable bottles, because it will save our environment, health, and wallets. Changing this one aspect of our community means a lot to us, because if we don’t protect the bad now, we are going to have to deal with it later. Unless we make a change now, there are going to be worse consequences later. We sure don’t want to live in a world where millions of people get sick from pollution. All of the chemical from the landfills are even flowing into our waterways, bringing poisonous diseases. In conclusion, the Water Warriors are working hard to change the way people get their water “one bottle at time.” 

===Our Mission is to save our planet one bottle at a time! Pledge to use reusable bottles and help save our planet. ===