0.79
gallons of water per item
Per item: one 1-liter PET bottle of water
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0.04
Washing Machine Load
About This Data
Producing and bottling one liter of bottled water takes about 3 liters of water in total, roughly three times the water in the bottle itself. Source: Pacific Institute.
Figures are global-average totals (green + blue + grey water) per item and are not California-specific; the crop fact sheets on this site show California consumptive water use (green + blue, excludes grey) per serving, so compare with that difference in mind.