The Act of Green of the Week - Don't buy bottled water
6/17/11 | | 6 comments
Our act of green of the week comes from Ann Lin who is urging us all to reconsider our consumption of bottled water.
The manufacturing of bottled water wastes a lot of water. So, don't buy bottled water, use a water flask.
We are depleting local acquifers worldwide. There's also the issues of pollution from discarded water bottles which we don't recycle. Lastly, let's not forget the amount of fuel used in making water bottles and transporting them.
An excellent alternative to bottled water is simply your faucet. Some cities like New York have tap water of such good quality, they can rival bottled water produced commercially.
A lot of bottled water
A lot of bottled water companies aren't very forthcoming about their purification process.
By filtering your tap water you know exactly what you're getting. Properly filtered tap water is purer than bottled water, not to mention less expensive and better for the environment.
Learn more at . . .
http://everyday-green.blogspot.com/2011/03/drinking-green.html
I could never find a reusable
I could never find a reusable water bottle that was to my liking without spending less than $10, and that infuriated me. I wanted one with a wide enough mouth to get a bottle brush inside to scrub it clean every now and again, but also without one of those topper-and-caps that are unable to be properly cleaned.
Here's what I found by accident:
I'd bought a 16 oz bottle of Voss water. The plastic bottle is thicker than those you buy by the case+ at the stores, AND it has a good, wide mouth on it that is accessible to a bottle brush for cleaning. PLUS, the cap is a twist-off, so easy to clean! I've been reusing it for more than 6 months now, and I LOVE IT! I refill it with tap water, which some people seem to think it defeats the purpose, but for me water is water and it's what every BODY needs.
Possibly even more
Possibly even more significant than the waste of water in producing bottled water is the large amount of energy (carbon footprint) involved in the process.
A recommended source of information on the topic:
http://www.pacinst.org/topics/water_and_sustainability/bottled_water/bot...