Art to Inspire You to Drink Tap Water

Water bottle art seems to be the trendiest new way to show bottled water drinkers that their habit is wasteful. Early this summer MSLK, a Long Island City boutique graphic design firm, jumped on the bandwagon with their eco-installation called Watershed. 

This installation, which is made up of about 1500 donated plastic bottles, was created to inspire viewers to consider why they're buying water when we have some of the best water around coming right out of our taps. The agency's blog says, "There once was time when water was not bought or sold but rather consumed straight from the tap and we need to evolve back to this simpler, more efficient method." Step one? Start carrying your reusable bottle and find water refills on the go with Tap It.

Last year the firm created another eco-installation to bring attention to the environmental impact of plastic bags, or Urban Tumbleweeds. And this year they wanted to tackle the impact of plastic bottles. Eliminating water bottles from our lives seems like an easy way to reduce plastic waste.

You can't currently catch Watershed on display, but MSLK will be adding to it by collecting bottles at the Burning Man Festival August 31 to September 7. The goal there is to display 3600 gallons of water, the equivalent of the festivals water consumption for one day. For now, watch how Watershed was assembled.