Water is essential to life and to good health. In a moderate climate you should drink 8 8oz glasses a day. In a hot dry climate, or if you are an athlete, even more. Over the past 20 years tap water taste quality has been capitalized on by Big Food leading to the production of millions of plastic bottles of water being produced and sold every year. Most of the bottles are not recycled so the pollution alone is mind boggling.
But, let's get to the $64,000 question: Is bottled water cleaner, less polluted and so better for you than average tap water? In most cases it isn't because it's just tap water that has been put in plastic bottles. And then of course there is the potential leaching of the plastic molecules into the water which makes it not only less healthy, but potentially carcinogenic.. Then let's look at the cost. The average bottle of water costs 1,900 times the water that you can get out of your tap. If you buy one 12 oz. bottle of water a day at $1.50 - the average price - you will spend almost $550 a year on less than 35 gallons of water. Wow! No wonder the sellers want you to think it's better for you than tap water! The profit margin is a capitalist's wet dream.
If your tap water doesn't taste great or you want it filtered, get some sort of filtration system - even the most expensive will save you money in the long run and you won't be a polluter. You also won't be a victim to corporate greed.
Interesting factoid: Coke owns Evian bottled water. What does it say about the consumer if you spell Evian backwards?
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