Bottled water

safe and clean tap water, and the rest of the place the water is unsafe to drink, around the world, 844 million people which are one in ten people do not have clean water (World Health Organization & the United Nations Children’s Fund, 2017). For the people who grew up in the area like east Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, they were told when they are young that do not drink the tap water, it will cause you sick, and the belief of bottled water is better than the tap water is developed…

In recent years, bottled water has become a multi-billion dollar Customer Question In recent years, bottled water has become a multi-billion dollar industry. Many Americans now drink bottled water exclusively. However, there are good reasons to stick with tap water. Bottled water varies greatly in purify and chemical composition. Some brands are quite healthy, whereas, others have been shown to contain dangerous levels of mercury, bacteria, and other harmful agents. Tap water is almost free,…

get rid of plastic water bottles! Why get rid of plastic water bottles? Well, because first of all, it is horrible for the environment, and because it is a big scam. We might as well buy electricity in a can for a lot more money. Because that is what plastic water bottles are doing. Trashing the environment First of all it is horrible for the environment. According to “The Story of Bottled Water” it says, in one year just in the U.S we use enough oil and gas to make plastic water bottles to…

pursue patent protection for any of our formulations or processes. 8. Government Approvals The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates bottled water as a food product. The FDA has established specific rules for bottled water, including Standard of Identity Regulations that define different types of bottled water, and Standard of Quality Regulations that establish minimum levels for contaminant (microbial, chemical, and radiological). The FDA has also…

For decades, we have been tricked into believing that plastic bottled water is a safer and healthier alternative to tap water. Unfortunately, the water bottle industry is hiding something from us, and the truth is frightening. Studies by the Container Recycling Institute found that Americans buy approximately 42.6 billion plastic water bottles each year. Roughly 80 percent of these containers end up in a landfill, and millions wash up on roadways or in nature. Countries around the world are…

Is bottled water hurting or helping us as humans? Many people argue both ways. One side says that bottled water is the best possible source of water. They believe this because it is convenient, easy to carry, and not very hard to get. On the other hand, many people believe that landfills have been growing in size due to bottled water. They also think that bottled water has a much poorer quality compared to tap water. Nicole Cotroneo’s article for The New York Times, “Movement Against Bottled…

“Bottled Insanity” by Michael I. Niman is a very well written opinion regarding the usage of palstic water bottles. This text spefcifically uses the water bottle manufacturer, FIJI, as the main target in this argmuent. His main claim is that production of palstic water bottles hurt the enviroment. He tries to bring awareness to the hidden reprecussions of producing plastic water bottles for consumption. Although it seems like a good idea, Niman points out the faults in this sytem of…

Annie Leonard in her essay "The Story of Bottled Water" argues that humanity is not aware of the effects they are having on nature. By simply buying a water bottle, consumers are fueling a market that is polluting the world in ways the consumer cannot directly see. Rob Nixon helps us understand Leonard’s claims in a new way through his theory on "Slow…

The Water Bottle Debate: What’s the Big Deal? Water bottles have not always been around and ever since there popularity began the debate over whether or not people should have them has been a very controversial topic. Some argue that not only do they cause extra unneeded pollution, but are also unneeded since tap water is available. While some say this, others will counter by discussing the benefits of having a healthy option for a drink on the go. Using water bottles is a means to help people…

The documentary “Tapped” sheds some light on the dangers of bottled water. One of my favorite points the documentary talks about is how the thousands and thousands of plastic water bottles are affecting us and our world. Yes, while bottled water may be convenient for us humans who are always going and going, it's not very convenient for the rest of the world. Our environment was not grown with plastic. Plastic is not nature based, therefore it is not organic, meaning it can’t decompose, or give…