Water Filtration

Back-to-the-Tap Movement Gains Momentum 

Many people around the world have become accustomed to the use of bottled water.

I must say it is very convenient, simple and easy. You do not have to worry about cleaning a plastic container over and over again and worry about it harboring bacteria if you cannot get it cleaned thoroughly.

This convenience has become used more and more everyday. If you think you do not need a filter because the bottled water is free from impurities you may be mistaken. Yes, bottled water may have some contaminants removed but may still contain some things that a water filter would remove completely. Also, some bottled water is called spring water and has a worse taste than drinking water from the faucet.

 I personally use water filtered through a system as my source for consumption source and most times will bring water in my own container that I have acquired through a drinking water filter when I have to leave the house.

Also consider that you are using up valuable Earth resources with all the plastic from the water bottles everyone is purchasing. If we all drank filtered water from home and used a specific container all the time and reused it we would save and conserve the earth.

Benefits from drinking water filters are many. A few of the benefits are:

• Recycle and save earth resources by not using plastic bottles
• Have clean contaminant free water to drink even when you are out
• Have good tasting water

I even fill about 6 bottles from by drinking water filter and leave in the refrigerator and instead of grabbing a store bought bottle of water I grab one of my own bottles with water acquired through my drinking water filter.

This way I conserve the Earth resources and have healthy water on the go.

An Ezine Article

Ranking as one of the most bizarre ideas in water purification in recent years, consumers can now find New York City’s tap water in bottles.

Credit a company called TAP’D NY for the idea, which implements a reverse osmosis process to purify the water and filter out any potentially harmful agents. They then encourage everyone to reuse the plastic bottles the water comes in, and drink locally. The carbon footprint of drinking from other sources, they say, is getting too much for the earth to take.

Even though the idea sounds bizarre and even somewhat unappealing, TAP’D NY has an honest marketing strategy, which is a rarity when it comes to bottled water. They’re calling theirs “Truth in Hydration,” which is fair enough. Most other companies are quick to tell you that the water comes from a glacier, stream or other “natural” source, when all the while it might be runoff from an industrial plant. (And before you think no company would ever market something bad for your health, give the people at Phillip Morris a call.)

Is bottled water really worth it?

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This concise, and to-the-point article, originally published on Bottled Water Blues.com, for me ends the debate once in for all.

Bottled Water Vs. Filtered Water

Despite all the hype and expensive ad campaigns, the best water does not come in a bottle.

Companies like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, with their Dasani and Aquafina bottled water products, spend millions of dollars on ads that depict fresh mountain springs and nature… when in fact both of these, like many leading brands, use municipally treated tap water as the source.

Bottled water is not only the fastest-growing segment of the entire beverage industry, it is also the most profitable. This explosive industry is fueled by the misconception that bottled water is safer or better than tap water… when in most cases Read the rest of this entry »