Bottled Water - One of the Biggest Marketing Schemes Ever!

DO NOT DRINK BOTTLED WATER! DRINK YOUR TAP WATER. GET A FILTER!
AND WATCH "TAPPED" DOCUMENTARY.

Because of class discussion today, I wanted to post of the many reasons why bottled water is a hazard to overall heath of the population and environment.

• 40% of bottled water comes from municipal sources (tap water). Bottled water companies mine municipal sources FOR FREE and basically sell tap water that you could be getting by turning on your faucet back to you.
  
• The effects of producing the plastic bottles this water comes in is immense on communities that are close to these plants as well as the entire public and the environment.
  
• Tap water is VERY well regulated, as municipal water has to adhere to strict government regulations. Bottled water, despite all their advertising that would suggest purity, has no regulations. We just assume because it is packaged and advertised as pure that it is good and even better then tap water, which is absolutely not the case. The lack of imposed regulation and the addition of PET plastic packaging and processing actually makes bottles water less safe than tap water.
  
• "If you eliminate the scourge of bottled water, you'll be eliminating one of the biggest problems facing our environment."
  
• Bottled water may have a place in certain situations, but there are issues around bottled water that make it unsuitable for regular use and those issues need to be emphasized because bottled water is becoming a big contaminant of our environment

The best option is to drink tap water. New York tap water is very safe. If you are still concerned, get a filter and drink filtered tap water. Use a reusable bottle. There are countless reasons why this is better....For the communities which are having their water supply pillaged, for your heath, the health of others, for the environment...

For more extended information I recommend you watch the documentary "Tapped." I've posted a trailer for it, but you can view the whole thing free on Hulu (link for it is below):

http://www.hulu.com/watch/192680/tapped?c=News-and-Information/Documentary-and-Biography

You can also get more info on the Tapped website: http://www.tappedthemovie.com/