Bottled water has in the past few years, become a necessity to everyday life to some people. Families that buy bottles upon bottles to put in their homes or college students that are convinced that the tap water in the dorms is not safe enough to drink. In some houses and dorms I would have to agree with an alternative form of finding safe water to drink. However, I don't believe buying cases upon cases is the answer.
Manufacturers of bottled water create their own demand for the product by instilling fear within their customers that they are trying to reach.These manufacturers target consumers by creating the worst possible scenarios for consumers. What do i mean by this? Manufacturers embellish the fact that some water but not all has parasites and bad bacteria that is truly not safe to drink. In many house holds the water is completely safe and in general is better for you. Household tap water is enhanced with many minerals that come naturally from the earth's water table. When water is bottled, those minerals are filtered out, which is why some bottled water does not taste as good as the water that comes out of your faucet at home.
For those of you that are concerned about the safety of the water, such as the type that comes out of the dorms, alternative water sources can help. By using a filtering system such as a Britta water filter, will decrease that amount of water that you by, and therefore keeping money in your pocket and out of the manufacturers.
When consuming bottled water one must consider where the product came from and where it is going once you are finished with it. In many cases bottled water is transported by tractor trailer trucks all across the country. That means that gallons upon gallons of gas is used to transport this product to stores that are convenient for you.
Where do the bottles go? Once you have finished consuming the product. The most reasonable place to put it is in the garbage can or recycling bin. Where after they are again transported to a landfill or recycling plant. This seems like a lot of gas and trouble to go through just to get the same if not better result from you tap water.
How many bottles of water do you drink in one day? A week? Month?
The Sory of the Water Bottle
