Shift From Bottled Water To Tap Water For A Healthier You There are several reasons why you should not buy and drink bottled water, and make a shift to tap water, instead. The three major reasons why you should not be buying bottled water are: The production and disposal of bottles employed in bottled water harms the environment significantly in the form of air, land and water pollution, ultimately harming mankind. The water in these bottles hold a risk of absorbing chemicals under the impact of heat, thus, posing a major health risk to consumers. Moreover, it is costly- 2000 times more costly than tap water, to be exact. Despite these strong reasons, people still drink bottled water; that too, in large amounts. In 2012 alone, 288 billion litres of bottled water was consumed globally and the number is only expected to grow with a 10% rise in consumption every year. …show more content…
Availability of a safe and trusted alternative of potable water, and the sheer willingness of consumers to make a shift from bottled water to its safer alternative. Fortunately, for the first part, as a consumer, you do not have to do an extensive search. Safe and potable water can be easily made available by using a trusted filter tap such as the Franke Filter Tap, that uses an efficient filter system to render purity to the incoming and impure source water. Therefore, tap water can alone prove to be an excellent source of safe potable water. Moreover, using tap water also turns out to be an economical choice, especially with the use of quality and economical taps and filter units, which are easily and widely
Johnson tries to convince that although bottled water is convenient to use and sometimes even becomes a life savior, it should be avoided at any cost and tap water should only be preferred. This claim allows The Shorthorn readers to be sure that the author is taking account of both positives as well as negatives of bottled water but includes comparatively lots of negative factors to persuade readers that bottled water should be avoided. She supports this claim by reasons such as bottled water has a negative impact on human health, plastic has a negative impact on the environment, and the plastic bottle is just a waste of money and energy. She also supports her claim of convenience of bottled water by talking about reusable water bottles ' convenience. These reasons are important to those readers who prefer bottled water and are not aware of its negative
As the bottled water becomes more popular, people prefer to drink bottle water over tap water. According to them, it has a better quality and taste. Unfortunately, people are being fooled by the water industries. The “purified” water, as its label, comes from municipal reserves. This research will discuss:
Both Barnett’s claim that bottled water is not better than tap water (139-141) and Gleick’s claim that specialized water is not better than tap water (118-120) demonstrate that companies’ claims are unreasonable. Furthermore, consumers assume bottled water is better than tap water because they have the impression that tap water is dangerous because of the tap water incident in “2003 [where] 400,000 people [got] sick” from drinking tap water. One may wonder whether companies use this incident to remind consumers how dangerous tap water is with the way Gleick presents bottled water companies even after the tap water is taken care of. Because Gleick portrays the deception of advertisement from bottled water businesses, he makes it clear that Barnett hints that they are taking advantage of the case by informing consumers that their water is safer than tap water in an indirect, subtle way. However, Barnett ensures readers that tap water are safe to drink again after the incident by proving that both bottled water and tap water are equally safe to drink with a study she provides: The testing from Florida Trend (magazine brand) concludes that Publix brand bottled water and tap water both contains “0.020milligrams per liter [of] THMs (trihalomethanes)”, a “common byproduct…linked to increased risk of cancer” (139-140). Although other bottled water brands may not have
of bottled water cite that it is in fact, less stringently regulated and tested for impurities
Many have always questioned if bottled water or tap water is better for themselves and the environment. Bottled water has many conveniences and is needed, or even wanted, by many people in the United States and all over the world. Water bottles is just not a want for some, it is a necessity. This essay will convince you of the reasons why bottled water is superior to tap water. Not only will you find out why it is superior but why it is important to always have bottled water available to everyone.
Conversations often turn into arguments when the topic of bottled water versus tap water comes up. Many say that tap water is simply unsafe while others argue that the chemicals in the plastic bottles release toxic or harmful substances into our bodies as well as the environment. However, some humans consume water from public water systems, personal wells, or even bottled water; whichever is most convenient for each particular lifestyle. Some of many reasons why tap water is the more logical choice are that it is cost-effective, suitable for the environment, and healthier for human consumption.
First of all Americans need to stop buying bottled water and just get it from your tap. It is going to be cleaner and healthier than the water these large companies are selling. When it comes to our health and the environment it should be separate from the government and not regulated by the same organizations who are benefiting from the profits of selling tapped water. Bottled water is not the only thing that needs to be closely watched, the containers the water comes in has just as much negative effects on the environment. If the government put a ban on plastic bottles contains chemical that are known to cause cancer could seriously improve the health of all species on the
When kids by lunch for school or when they buy beverages, kids make the right choice by choosing bottled water. Imagine if kids didn’t have the chance to get bottled water because it was all banned. Kids will go after sugary and unhealthy beverage. That will make kids be obese, and the health care to treat the kids will be rising. Then the U.S obesity rate will rise and our economy will be destroyed. So, don’t ban bottle water, it plays an important role for us. Water is one of the most beneficial resources ever known. You can live without food for a few weeks, but if you don’t have water you can die within days. I think bottle water is better than tap. Bottle water saves lives, and if you ban bottled water why can’t people ban the sugary and unhealthy drinks. Bottle water skeptics might say that all the corruption between bottled water and tap water will be over if banning bottled water because they aren’t being recycled, and plastic is indestructible and that will lead the bottled water to create an even larger landfill. But these people don’t seem to realize that bottle water is a small part of the landfill and it’s not the bottles problem that it isn’t being recycled, it’s the people.
Some people argue that water bottles are clean and have nothing bad that can hurt you, but now that is not the case because, there are chemicals
The US Container Recycling Institute estimates that 67 million plastic water bottles are discarded every day, which is enough to wrap around the planet 149 times each year. Therefore, plastic water bottles should be banned from public use. The usage of water bottles should be suppressed because they are incredibly dangerous, wasteful, expensive, and rarely recycled. Researchers have stated that plastic bottles containing water can contain many harmful chemicals. After close examination of the plastic, researchers have concluded that some plastics contain chemicals, such as phthalates, bisphenol A (BPA), endocrine disruptors, and carcinogens, which may leach into the water, especially after being stagnant for long periods of time.
You'll find it at home, work, and school. It's in coolers and vending machines and on store shelves. You may have it with you right now. Bottled water is everywhere. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports, "Bottled water is the fastest growing drink choice in the United States." In some ways, this is good news. More people recognize the health benefits of drinking water. They are choosing water over sugary drinks like soda and juice. Unfortunately, bottled water has a dark side. It comes not only with a high environmental cost but also with a hefty price tag. Stop and think: Is the growing trend of drinking bottled water really worth it?
Being convenient enough for everyday use and even tasting better to some, plastic bottles are a popular way of consuming beverages. They are convenient and to some people, can even taste better. However, the process of manufacturing and transporting the millions of bottles produced is detrimental to the environment. Continued use of plastic bottles could exponentially hurt the planet. Given all the negative effects that come from plastic, why are people still participating in this poisonous cycle?
All of the water bottle companies that we know and trust contain one secret: the ingredients inside of their water. Because there are no labels on the bottles explaining what exactly has been added to the water, people with certain diseases or people with bodies that can’t process the content of these altered waters can be seriously harmed. These companies are lying, which can also cause many problems to the people that consume their products. Nothing has been done to fight these lies because the testing for water contaminants has become less and less strict, making companies able to get away with the contents of their water. But the bigger issue is that water bottle companies won’t admit to their mistakes, as they know they would lose money
Water is one of the most essential non-renewable natural resources on the Earth. Technically, an un-hydrated human being can live no more than three days. In the United States, people consume water mainly from tap water and bottle water. However, the consumption between these two sources is not even but lean to one side heavily. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, people consume from 240 to over 10000 times more per gallon for bottled water than they usually do for tap water. (NRDC) In addition, according to a survey from US National Library of Medicines, only 17% of the participants prefer to drink tap water exclusively.(US National Library) Compared to the bottled water which is shining like a superstar, tap water is like a diligent worker in the shade, unpopular but useful. The extremely unbalance of bottled water consumption implies that a commonly hold conception exists: bottle water is superior to tap water. In fact, scientific evidence proves that tap water is nothing different than bottle water. More importantly, the excessive consumption of bottled water is an irrational use of resources and creates severe environmental issues.
Tap water is better than bottled water. Here are some reasons why. Three reasons I have are, do to plastic production pollution is growing rapidly in the air and on the ground, Then bottled water is not healthier than tap water. Also plastic bottle production is causing 100 times more expenses causing people to pay a lot more money than they should on a natural resource.