A recent study showed that traditional bottled water had no fewer contaminants than tap water. Isn’t that why most people drink bottled water? Surely, not because they want to add to the ever increasing landfill and pollution problem. If you’re concerned with contaminants and you want the convenience of a bottle, the […]

Every day, there is more and more call for individuals and companies to “Go Green.” The first thing everybody thinks about is eliminating the waste, especially plastic water bottles. The Go Green campaign has already made a dent in the amount of plastic bottles we are sending to landfills every day! Using a re-usable water […]

We have been asked many times: Is there a difference between a Portable Water Filter and a Portable Water Purifier? Basically, the answer is No. A filter and a purifier in the strictest sense of the word is about the same thing. A filter removes contaminants and a purifier makes the water cleaner. A portable […]

1. Ease up on the meat
DID YOU KNOW to produce 1 kilogram of boneless beef it takes 6.5 kilograms of grain, 36 kilograms of roughage (coarse grains and pasture), and 155 litres of drinking water.  A vegetarian diet has been calculated to require only 300 gallons of water per day, while a meat eating diet […]

For starters, no natural resource is more valuable than water. Even though we have water everywhere, and it seems to cost nothing, it is the most important, but at the same time, the most polluted and abused of all our natural resources. As our water supplies become more and more distressed the safety of our drinking water, the health and well-being of […]

As you may have noticed, portable water filters have gained in popularity recently. The idea of a filter built into a water bottle is not a new one, but it is to a lot of people. Portable filtration units allow you go virtually anywhere and filter your own water. No more buying bottled water, standing […]

Everyone thinks drinking bottled water is “cool.” The bottled water companies have spent a great deal of money attempting to gain popularity of their product, and they have done a great job. Some just go with the flow or just do it without giving it a thought.
Some people say they buy it so they can […]

The bottled water industry often makes the FALSE claim that it is far better regulated than tap water suppliers are.

The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) has said “When compared to the level of regulation and scrutiny applied to tap water . . .bottled water consumers come out way ahead.”
IBWA asserted that “If one considers the full range […]

Gone are the days where bottled water was the most popular method for drinking water. Today more and more people are becoming disgusted with not only the unhealthy effects the bottles pose to our environment, but more importantly, the fact that most bottled water is simply tap water or does not taste good. Bottled water […]

The Environmental Working Group conducted water tests over a 5-day period recently in Washington DC. The tests were done at schools, homes, office buildings, the US Capitol, and the EPA office buildings. The Environmental Working Group, a non-profit agency, tested the waters after a month-long over-chlorination the Washington Aqueduct does annually in hopes of removing […]