In “The Story of Stuff: Bottled Water” by Annie Leonard, we are given facts about bottled of waters compared to tap water. Companies are promoting and selling bottled waters, scaring the buyers by saying that tap water is bad for them, and buyers believe it and prefer bottled water. Water is something that should be free and it has got to the point that it has to be bought. Tests have been made and tap water are healthier than bottled water, companies just care about the money, and all these bottles are just polluting the environment. Leonard states, “It’s time we took back the tap.…
Tap water VS Bottled water, what’s safer to drink? By Reann Burgun Abstract: The purpose of this experiment is to see which type of water is safest to drink. Firstly I will take bacteria samples from my chosen types of water and then see which grows the most contaminants, this will then tell me the cleanest water to drink.…
People want to know which water is healthier, is it bottled water or tap water? Researchers have tried to prove one or the other is healthier. Even though bottled water is considered healthy that is false. Bottled water goes through so many processes just to be purified and made healthy. Many chemicals are added to the water so it can either look very clear or taste very pure.…
According to the Walmart website, Aquafina costs $3.30, Desani cost $1.57, Nestle cost $1.18, and Great Value costs $0.72 per gallon. On the other hand, tap water is only 0.008575 which is not even a penny. Also there is more volume in tap water than there is in any of the other bottled water. Tap water has a volume measurement of 6000oz and the others are between 405.6- 648.96oz.…
Somehow most Americans believe bottled water is completely way more cleaner than tap water. One other reason how bottled water impacts the ecosystem population and biodiversity is the taste. Many people prefer bottled water because of its taste. The taste of all the water has to do with the way it is treated and the quality of its source…
It can be stored for long periods of time and is a key resource during emergencies. When emptied, the bottles can also be reused or recycled if disposed of properly. What makes bottled water so appealing? Why would someone choose bottled water over readily available tap water?…
While bottled water is accessible, portable and 100% recyclable, it harms our environment and leaks toxins into our groundwater. In my honest opinion, tap water should be a more favored choice because it can be purified and put into non plastic bottles. In various parts of the passage “Goodbye, Bottled Water?” it explains how plastic water bottles take years to biodegrade, leaking toxic additives into the ground water.…
My initial thought was that bottled water is an overall better choice than tap water, but after reading all three articles, Tap water doesn't seem as bad as an option I initially thought it was. For one thing, tap water is significantly cheaper than bottled water (up to 1000 times more cheaper). Another obvious reason people seem to forget about is that the bottled water affects the health of our planet. Document 3 states “Bottled water is an increasingly growing business, and with that comes a whole lot of environmental impact that can be avoided by a turn of the faucet, says Jenny Powers of the NRDC. While we struggle to cut down on our consumption of fossil fuels, bottled water increases them”.…
Imagine a body of land with rolling hills, blazing grass, and a beautiful golden sun. Then imagine the same body of land with plastic everywhere blocking the rolling hills, blocking the blazing grass, and blocking the beautiful sun. This era of today is affecting our world, tearing our world apart. I take the position that plastic water bottles should be banned from the pollution on the floor, killing our animals, and having us end in the hospital.…
There are not many places anymore that don't have bottled water. If you walk into the nearest gas station or any store near your house you will see that bottled water is a staple at that establishment. In fact most gas stations have a whole section just dedicated to the water bottle. There are many different kinds and many different brands of bottled water on their…
Water is necessary for life, and clean drinking water is essential. Many people believe that bottled water is better for you than tap water. I think that tap water is better because bottled water is bad for the environment, it is less economical, and the toxins used in plastic water bottles are dangerous for our health. To begin with, tap water is better than bottled water because it is safer for the environment. When somebody drinks a glass of water and they use tap water they would usually use a glass and then just have to wash it.…
All this means is, priced per gallon is 600 times more expensive than tap water. If someone were to spend $1 on a regular 16 ounce bottled water, they would relatively being paying a total of $7.57 per gallon, 3,785 more than someone would spend from just filling a water bottle up from a faucet. Another reason, getting a yearly amount of water from a faucet could cost less than $0.10, while the same amount of bottled water could cost $365. Moreover, bottled water is there cheaper way to…
The reason we should drink from the purified tap instead of bottled water because there’s really no difference in taste or how clean the water is comparing to the bottled water. There have been experiments to see if the tap water is tastier or cleaner than the bottled water. According to Annie Leonard in “The Story of Bottled Water,” “Sometimes, sometimes not in many ways, bottled water is less regulated than tap. Is it tastier?…
Bottled water is misperceived to be the wiser choice for the average American. The impression that it is the healthier choice. “But no one should think that bottled water is better regulated, better protected, or safer than tap” ~Eric Goldstein (Bottled Water vs Tap Water: Rethink). In one case, water bottle companies purchased water from a…
Is bottled water inferior to tap water? Bottled water has a plethora of benefits and is constantly impacting our daily lives. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, increase in water intake, convenience, and the ability to be easily prepared for disasters. For these reasons, bottled water is arguably superior to the “municipal supply.” Americans spend billions of dollars on bottled water every year, but why are Americans drinking so much water?…