History of Reusable Water Bottles (SHRIKA BHATT)

                                                  This is the object that I use daily in my life.

Below is the history of the object that I have chosen.

4000 BC

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Ancient civilizations used to keep their drinking water in large casks or urns. 

They used to be extremely heavy to transport and required more than one person to carry.

• 1070
  Source: backtohistory.comm

  People in medieval societies drank from waterskins made from animal hide.

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  Sir John Harrington designed the first flushing toilet for his godmother, Queen Elizabeth I. 

  1596

• This allowed water to flow freely from pipes, which changed the way we accessed our drinking water in the future.

•   1800s
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  Bottles were crafted from clay or stone and were used to hold gin or whiskey from local distillers.

• 1914- 1945

• Source: mpmuseum.org

  Soldiers used to stay hydrated with reusable canteens.

•                     These containers held roughly two pints and were covered in                          felt that made them easier to carry.

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  Plastic water bottles became popular after World War II. At first they were expensive, but that all changed in the 1960s when manufacturers started using cheap polyethylene plastic.

  1947.
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• 1994
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  Robert Heiberger and Judy Amabile started Polar Bottle from their garage in Colorado. The goal was to bring cyclists a bottle that could withstand long rides.

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• 2018
  Source: architecturaldigest.com

  Parley for the Oceans, a non-profit in New York, teamed up with Starbucks to create eco-friendly water bottles. The bottles are made from repurposed ocean debris that is melted down into small PET pellets.

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How Did Ancient Civilizations Get Water?

Hunter-gatherers had to be creative and find ways to get fresh water that was free of contamination. The first written account of water being purified came from Greek texts from around 4000 BC. They would filter their water through charcoal and expose it to sunlight to remove any harmful pathogens.

In the first "urban" area of Jericho, people would acquire water from springs and transport it using wooden buckets, clay urns, or metal flasks.

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Overall, crops, animals, and people wouldn't have been able to survive without water. It's always been important for us as a society to find a way to keep it clean and carry it around.

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