Bottled Water

wow that's a lot of food places!! The place where I live has only 1200 people, so I guess that explains why there aren't any fast food places. I don't think the councils in our area allow them right now, thank God!

 

Where did you here of this happening? x] =O

 

people should just get the filter adapter. Its the exact same as bottled water, you just attach the filter to your tap and it does it on the spot

 

It's definitely not a good idea... I basically live on bottled water. Bottled water is also extremely useful cause you can take it everywhere with you, especially when you travel, and it's cheap and in large quantities. The effect on the environment can be minimized a little if the bottles are recycled more...

 

ive never heard of this ban. if there is one, its absurd

id buy filtered water from the large water filtering stores

 

I have heard anything about banning bottled water.. I dont think that would be possible even if they had enough people agains it. The question how much harm does it actually do to the enviorment and how big of a priority is it compared to the other huge problems in the world. War, Poverty, Terrorists ......bottled water doesnt seem to compare

 

Or you could just get a bottle and some of your tap water since it's the same thing.
And cheaper.

The whole industry causes too much pollution for the same thing as you can get in your home for almost nothing, and I see no actual reason for anyone to buy it unless your pipes are dirty.

 

I drink loads of bottled water.

I can't see any logical reason for banning it.

That's really, really dumb.

 

....they make filters that clip right on to any tap... much cheaper and same good water

 

"The annual global consumption of bottled water in 2004 is 154 billion liters, up 57 percent from the 98 billion liters consumed five years earlier. Though the materials used are generally recyclable, 90% of bottles are not recycled.

The Pacific Institute calculates that the process of making the plastic for the water bottles consumed in the U.S. uses approximately 20 million barrels of oil per year (Harpers Magazine, July 2007). Overall, the average energy cost to make the plastic, fill the bottle, transport it to market and then deal with the waste would be "like filling up a quarter of every bottle with oil." (Peter Gleick, an expert on water policy and director at the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California.(Seattle P.I.)"

"It takes a fair amount of oil to move a plastic bottle from where it is made, to where it is filled, then to the store, and finally into the consumer's hand. 250g (0.00025 tons) of GHGs are released for each imported water bottle."

"Tapping springs and aquifers even on a small scale can alter the movement of sediment in nearby streams, which can in turn disrupt the food supply for fish and other wildlife."

"For example, sales of bottled water in Mexico are estimated at 32 billion Pesos (US$ 3bn) in 2005,[7] or about US$ 135 per household, which is about twice the level of the average tap water bill. If these funds were available to water utilities they would have the financial means to improve significantly the quality of tap water."

"About 22 percent of brands that are tested contain, in at least one sample, chemical contaminants at levels above strict state health limits. If consumed over a long period of time, some of these contaminants could cause cancer or other health problems"

Now you have some logical reasons.

 

Yes, why not drin kit out of the tap. Dasani is tap water filtered through a giant brita.

 

off topic. but in taste tests Oregon tap water beats almost all of the major water bottling companies

 

o.0 whihc country banned bottle water?

 

Pretty sure this isnt happening in the US

 

Actually is in the U.S. but not quite major scale. Its more private businesses forcing workers to follow this rule ( I saw it on the news). Go OREGON for the clean water but many states in the u.s. aren't so clean.

 

im sorry, but i just dont like tap water.

and i read a story on all the stuff in it, and its disgusting.

i get purified water out of my fridge.
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then i dont have to pay and it still tastes good.

 

depends on where you live. that would be bad for some people.

 

I've heard if you use the same bottle for the water, some chemicals leak into the water.

 

Often that funky water is actually better than the regular tap water.
As you say, it's full of minerals and that's good for us.
And even if it had some dirt or crap in it, the fact is that people these days are getting sick because we're too hygenic and our immune system don't get to fight enough.
That's partly why allergies are very common these days.
As we say in Sweden, "lite skit rensar magen". Roughly translated; "a little crap clears your tummy"