Americans have a love affair with drinking bottled water, though it’s not an earth-friendly habit.  Lots of energy is consumed processing, manufacturing, and transporting the petroleum-based plastic bottles. And most of those bottles end up in landfills.

But bottled water is better for me, you say. Not true. It offers no relative health benefits. In fact, bottled water is less regulated than tap water and undergoes less testing.

The Food and Drug Administration regulates the former as a packaged food product, and the Environmental Protection Agency regulates the latter. But bottled water tastes better, you say. Not true. In many taste tests, subjects prefer tap water. If you’re not one of those people, you can always use a filter. 

Bottled water is more expensive, you say. That’s for sure ” LOL.” Many people have no problem forking over a buck or two for a 20-ounce bottle. At that price, bottled water is about $6.40+ per gallon- about two times the average price of gas!

Drinking bottled water is not healthier for you, and it’s definitely not healthier for the planet. Try the tap.

If you want your water on the go, use a long-lasting, nontoxic water bottle instead.

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