Bottled water

the amount of lead found in in residents' water since the crisis erupted has varied from house to house with many showing no detectable levels of lead."(Young) The town in the last quote is a town in Michigan that has had major problems with their tap water for the past couple of years therefore showing people that it is safer to drink bottled water. Bottled water is also convenient, important in a disaster, and regulated by the FDA. First off, bottled water is extremely convenient because it is…

unaware of what is actually in their tap water in our homes. Most people are only informed by the news when there are outbreaks in our water supply resembling to e coli and deadly water amoebas. This usually tends to cause a scare and most people would think to solve this problem would be to start drinking bottled instead of tap water, but what do we even know about bottle water. Is bottled water better for us? There have been a lot of speculations of tap water being bad for us especially when…

Is the water you’re drinking and using everyday for your daily necessities really clean? Probably not, tap water can have harmful chemicals that can cause learning deformities in children and even adults! Bottled water unlike tap water has strict requirements set by the FDA. Bottled water is also much more convenient in times of need like earthquakes and hurricanes. Tap water is still harmful, yet it has been through water treatment facilities. If it has been through treatment old pipes in your…

Drinking water is essential to any lifestyle; a substance that humans cannot live a healthy life without. The water bottle business is an 11-billion-dollar industry, one needs to question why it is such a successful industry when one can drink similar water in the comfort of their own home. As best told by Charles Fishman, author of the Big Thirst, “the ownership and control of water is invisible” (Fishman 8). My relationship with water hasn’t always been a positive one, there was always a…

Bottled Water Is A Life Saver “In 2004, Americans, on average, drank 24 gallons of bottled water per person, making it second only to soft drinks in popularity”(Standage par.4). Bottled water, like many other things, has its advantages as well as its disadvantages. There have been many disputes over the controversial topic of whether the benefits of bottled water outweigh the costs. Bottled water has become very expensive in more than just one way. “Globally, bottled water is a staggering $46…

fascinated with bottled water not knowing the potential harm it may have on them. Bottled water is wasteful and hazardous to people health, the environment, and wildlife. In the United States, majority of the population has access to tap water. Although most people prefer bottled water because of the favorable taste and smell. “This year, Americans will spend around 9.8 billion dollars on bottled water, according to the beverage Marketing Corporation.” (Standage) It may seem bottled water…

Water is an essential ingredient to life. Chances are you have drank a bottled water recently, but do you really know the affects the plastic bottle has on not only you but the environment? Not only does the bottled water contain more contaminants than tap water, but it also ends up in a landfill where it will cause nothing but harm upon the environment. One should choose tap water over bottled water because bottled water, is much more costly than tap water, the plastic can contaminate the…

73% of the growth in bottled water consumption has come from people switching from carbonated soft drinks. That’s the equivalent of avoiding an additional 280 calories per person, per week” (International Bottled Water Association). Nearly everyone drinks bottled water at school, so if it gets banned, then less people will drink water. Some people aren’t comfortable drinking out of the school fountains, so if they forget their water bottle, then they will be left without water for the rest of…

Water is one of the most important things that people need to put through their body. Nothing can live without water. There is two main types of water that humans and animals drink, it is tap water and bottled water. There has been many arguments on what type of water is healthier and more reliable for people around the globe to drink. Tap water is a better alternative to bottled water and is an efficient and reliable way to put fluids through your body and here the reasons why. First, tap water…

Water Bottle Essay "More than 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water" (Victoria Mauleon). Many of these people are living in developing countries now using bottled water. About half of all Americans drink bottled water regularly, and this number is steadily rising. Tap water is better than bottled water in many ways for example, it's better for the environment, cheaper, and safer to drink. Tap water is a better source because of its cost. Tap water costs $.004. On average…