Think Outside The Bottle — Take The Pledge

I like this post, because I used to be very hooked to bottled water, especially Dasani, but over time, I have realized that this water isn’t really that good, it doesn’t even taste that well to me. Sometimes I felt that instead of it quenching my thirst, it made me more thirsty. I guess I just thought it was all apart of some big conspiracy theory. Whats up with the very small words on the back of the bottles that say insignificant amount of salt added. Whats that all about?

Bill, I agree that for many, bottled water is just a fad, the thing to do. But don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater. Some people need it for medical reasons.
An example of this is my wife. She is on a low sodium diet because of her medical problems, but our town water has a very high sodium content. Because of this, I bring bottled water into the house for her to drink and cook with. The brand I use I had tested by a lab, and it has ZERO sodium for all practical purposes.
So remember — not everyone is just following along. Sometimes there are reasons. –walt

We have an alternative to the all or nothing decision:

As we have well water with a high sulphur content and no availability of city water, we use bottled water in 5 gal. bottles. Once a year we buy a case of water in sports bottles and refill from the large bottles until no longer reuseable. The large bottles have a deposit that is collected upon return, and they are shipped back to the bottling plant for refilling. Not even the return trip adds to the carbon footprint as the truck has to go there anyway.

Sweet its about time something happens about this!! Go tap water!

We just bought 32 oz stainless steel water bottles. Our water is from an artesian well & tastes great. No more plastic flavour & foul smelling bottles.

Don’t like tap water? Instead of bottled water, buy a filtration system for drinking water or a filtration system that attaches to the faucet. More economical and environmentally friendly……

Filters are the answer, except for the sodium.

Of course there are exceptions — there are exceptions to everything. I’m a recovering alcoholic. I can’t drink at all. Many other folks can drink with relative impunity. Others are drinking themselves to death. None of those facts make ethyl alcohol any different from what it is. It’s a matter of how it’s used — and why.

As to the carbon footprint: water weighs 8 lbs./gal. (1 kg./liter). Moving it any distance via any device that gets its power from hydrocarbon fuel contributes to the carbon footprint. So does moving those glass jugs around. Wishing don’t make it so, and there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.

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