Don't you just love bottled water, i mean it’s just a quick grab and it tastes good. Well, it's not always like that, if you think bottled water is a convenient source of good tasting water, you are wrong. Did you know that 25% of bottled water is actually just purified tap water! I believe bottled water should not be sold at our school because it is unhealthy, it costs too much, and it really isn't all that convenient.
If you didn't know, bottled water isn't as healthy as you thought. For example, it is just tap water, yes, like the water you get out of the sink. Sometimes they don't even purify it! But they usually do purify it for better taste. According to Dr. Sarah Janssen, “bottled water isn't any safer or purer than what comes out of the tap,” this shows that it isn't always as healthy as you think. In addition, most bottled water contains germs such as giardia, heavy metals such as lead and they also include dozens of industrial chemicals. If you thought bottled water was healthy, think again! …show more content…
Also, a bottle of water can sometimes be more expensive than today’s high priced gasoline. “In 2006, manufacturing those billions of bottles required 17 million barrels of oil,” which is enough to supply 250,000 homes with electricity for a year. It could also supply 100,000 cars with gasoline for a year. So if you thought that the cost of bottled water is cheap, then you were
If you didn't know, bottled water isn't as healthy as you thought. For example, it is just tap water, yes, like the water you get out of the sink. Sometimes they don't even purify it! But they usually do purify it for better taste. According to Dr. Sarah Janssen, “bottled water isn't any safer or purer than what comes out of the tap,” this shows that it isn't always as healthy as you think. In addition, most bottled water contains germs such as giardia, heavy metals such as lead and they also include dozens of industrial chemicals. If you thought bottled water was healthy, think again! …show more content…
Also, a bottle of water can sometimes be more expensive than today’s high priced gasoline. “In 2006, manufacturing those billions of bottles required 17 million barrels of oil,” which is enough to supply 250,000 homes with electricity for a year. It could also supply 100,000 cars with gasoline for a year. So if you thought that the cost of bottled water is cheap, then you were