ABSTRACT
Bottled water consumption has risen despite its economic and environmental costs. This study assesses the level of knowledge about the impact of bottled water consumption and the extent to which it leads to a reduction in consumption. We analyse a sample of 454 students at the University of Granada, Spain, using descriptive analysis, Spearman’s correlation and ordinary least squares (OLS). Results indicate that students have a low level of knowledge about the amount of water required to produce bottled water, the energy used to produce it and the water source. The knowledge of the last two issues is negatively associated with bottled water consumption.
Author contributions
All authors contributed to the conceptualization of the study. Pablo Moya-Fernández carried out the data collection and formal analysis. Nazaret Ibáñez-Rueda and Jorge Guardiola wrote the first draft of the manuscript, and all authors participated in the review and editing process. Francisco González-Gómez was responsible for the supervision and direction of the research.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
Data availability statement
The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in Zenodo at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8089520.
Supplemental data
Supplemental data for this article can be accessed at https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2024.2310820