Bottled water is one of the biggest environmental disasters on the planet. The amount of energy spent bottling water, shipping it, cooling it, and ultimately trucking off the empties is just mind-boggling. And all that for what is often an inferior product. Time and time again, research has shown that municipal drinking water is of better quality, has less contaminants, and less bacteria than bottled water.
Water has many desired properties, but when it comes to bottled versions these properties work against us. Water is heavy. Shipping water consumes a lot of energy because water is so heavy. Water also has an enormous heat capacity. It takes a lot of energy to heat or cool water. Water is also a great medium for life and water in little bottles is easily contaminated. With no flow to wash it away, that contamination can quickly take over the whole bottle.
Perhaps you should think about all that before you grab that next water.
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