The bottled water companies are under fire by the same health conscious consumers who made it into a $15 billion industry. The consumer concern primarily deals with the environmental damage caused by the waste from over 38 million plastic bottles a year and the large amounts of energy and fuel costs that are required to bring the product to market. This concern has also raised questions regarding the water quality or lack there of.
Individual consumers aren’t the only ones involved in the controversy many city governments have even joined in by banning their facilities from buying bottled water.
Bottled water has become a huge problem and you can play your part in saving the environment and your money by using alternative sources to receive great tasting safe drinking water. A reusable filtered water bottle is a great example of how you can eliminate the waste caused by plastic bottles. Also, it is an affordable alternative to bottled water because you can filter in many cases up to 80 gallons per filter. Once you reach the life of the water filter, you can simply replace it and continue using the same bottle. Now that you know about the effects of bottled water and have an alternative take a stand and choose to eliminate bottled water!