Bottled Water Not Environmentally Friendly
How many times it happens that you go out for a meal or traveling and order bottled water? Or you go to the supermarket and routinely pick up water to drink? It seems to be the norm rather than the exception now. And if you are traveling, especially in certain parts of the world, you may be advised to drink only bottled water because of health reasons because tap water in many countries may not be safe to drink.
But have you ever thought of the environmental impact of drinking bottled water? If you are a green consumer, you should stop before you buy that water bottle and think. According to research carried out by Heather Cooley and Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institute which works towards a healthier planet and sustainable resources, bottled water uses enormous water resources, energy costs, cost of transportation, energy required to manufacture the bottles all of which combine to leave a large carbon footprint.
They estimate that the energy equivalent of 50 million barrels of oil is used only to manufacture the pet bottles which are used for water. Bottled water costs 2000 times as much as the energy cost of tap water. If water in your home is not safe to drink, invest in a water purifier rather than buying bottled water.
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March 5th, 2009 at 5:42 am
I agree with your post. Plenty of businesses have realised the financial as well as environmental benefits of purifying tap water rather than buying in lorry loads of bottled water, see http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/taq/taq103.html for example.
Tami 4 Homes has just launched its new range of domestic tap water purifiers on the Isle of Wight http://www.tami4homes.co.uk. The Tami 4 products filter out limescale and chlorine. This is interesting in light of the research being carried out at the University of Portsmouth into the link between hard water and eczema. Eczema is said to be more prevalent in hard water areas, including the Isle of Wight…..could there be a link?