Downside of Bottled Water

Bottled water is not regulated like tap is, whichfrozen it leaches chemicals into the water making it
means that there is really no way to know for suredangerous to consume. Many times when plastic
what you get getting when you drink bottled.bottles are being shipped they get over heated in
Pesticides and microbes have been found in bottledthe cargo trucks leaching these chemicals into the
water and it is hard to know where they originatedwater before they ever reach the stores.
from. Many times unethical companies will bottle theirWater Rights
own tap water and try to pass it off as pure, natural.Water is now being dubbed 'blue gold' with
Often these companies are not even filtering and runcorporations gobbling up rights to groundwater and
it straight from their own taps.distribution rights all over the place. The world of
Plasticwater is slowly moving towards a more privatization
Beyond the problem of water quality is the problemof municipal water supplies. This could literally lead to
of plastic. Plastic cannot be broken down - at leasta change of how we deal with water in the modern
not in our lifetime. There are dangerous amounts ofworld.
plastic in our environments and some scientist sayMany companies that sell bottled water are charging
that the oceans are so polluted with plastic that noas much for a bottle of water as they charge for a
fish caught in the ocean can be found without plasticsoft drink. The plastic bottles are being filled up with
running through their systems. Bottled-water alonetap water and being sold at a tremendous profit. If
produces 1.5 million tons of plastic waste per year.you drank the suggested eight glasses of water a
The creation of those bottles takes 47 million gallonsday from plastic water bottles it would end up
of oil each year to create. Not only does the cost ofcosting you $1500 or more every year.
creating these bottles cost in fossil fuels, but the endAlternatives
product will never disintegrate.There are many alternatives to buying plastic bottled
On top of environmental concerns with plastic therewater. One simple and easy solution is to get a
are health concerns as well. Leaving a plastic bottle instainless steel thermos and use it over and over. If
a hot car and then drinking the water, or putting afilling your thermos from the tap is a less than
plastic bottle in the freezer and then drinking candesirable option getting a water filtration system can
cause health problems. When plastic is heated orhelp make sure you water is clean and good tasting.