74 of recyclable water bottles end up clogging landfills, polluting the oceans, or littering our natural environments. well, from what i&rsquove heard, one company is unveiling the world&rsquos first biodegradable and recyclable water bottle in january to help address this issue.canadabased redleaf water will be introducing these &ldquobio bottles&rdquo in canada and some stores in the western u.s. at that time.in normal environmental conditions, these bottles are supposed to biodegrade. and thirdparty research has reportedly shown this to be true and indicates that this bottle will set the standard for ecofriendly water bottles.to prove the difference, redleaf will launch the &ldquodisappearing project&rdquo in january, and will &ldquoplant&rdquo its bio bottles as well as some competitors&rsquo bottles in &ldquobiogardens&rdquo in canada, arizona and georgia. the project is designed to highlight how the bio bottles disappear in various environmental conditions. i&rsquom curious to see this experiment carried out.to put the waste of even recyclable water bottles into perspective, redleaf coo dave hillis says &ldquoa 12×12 room is being filled from floor to ceiling every 74 seconds with empty water bottles.&rdquowhile many advocate not using disposable bottles at all, the hard reality is that these are in high demand these days and aren&rsquot going away anytime soon. one big step towards a more environmentallyfriendly future, however, would be a largescale shift to biodegradable bottles such as these.related stories1 plastic state of mind video2 are mushrooms the new plastic &ndash green designer eben bayer video3 second garbage patch confirmed in atlantic oceankeep up to date with all the most interesting green news on the planet by subscribing to our free planetsave newsletter. 
