Many
Americans have become concerned about the quality of
their tap water
and have turned to bottled water as a solution. Studies
have shown, however, that bottled water is not
necessarily cleaner or safer than tap water, and that bottled water
actually has fewer standards regulating it. In addition,
the cost comparison of bottled water shows it to be no
bargain:
Bottled Water Cost Comparison
Water Delivery Method
Cost Per Gallon of Water
Times More Expensive than Multi-Pure®
Multi-Pure® Drinking Water Systems
$.08 per gal.
N/A
Pitcher/Carafe
$.20 per gal.
2.5X
Vending Machine Water
$.25 per gal.
3X
Retail Bottled Water
$.79 per gal.
10X
Home Delivered Bottled Water
$1.74 per gal.
22X
Domestic Purified Bottled Water
$2.23 per gal.
28X
Imported Bottled Water
$3.84 per gal.
48X
Costs are averaged,
based on several different brands.
The Other Problems with Bottled Water
Some of
the problems with bottled water include:
The inconvenience
of having to buy and carry water
The questionable and inconsistent
quality
of the water
The expense
The environmental effect of
the manufacture and disposal of all those plastic bottles.
Chemicals
typically used to disinfect water may react
unpredictably with substances, adding their own potentially dangerous
element as well.” says
the March/April 2001 issue of emagazine:
“Microbes, pesticides, and solvents
have been detected throughout groundwater supplies, and have
subsequently
found their way into bottles, regardless of disinfection"
The World Wide Fund for Nature commissioned
a 26 page study called “Bottled” in which it reveals:
World bottled
water market is estimated to be worth $22 billion.
Bottled
water, although up to 1,000 times the price of tap water,
may be no safer, or healthier than tap water.
More standards
regulate tap water in Europe and the US than bottled
water.
Every year
1.5 million tons of plastic are used to bottle water
and toxic chemicals can be released during the manufacture
and disposal of the bottles.
Multi-Pure®
Drinking Water Systems are the perfect solution for people
who purchase bottled water:
Multi-Pure®
Drinking Water Systems make fresh, clean water
convenient and readily available at your kitchen
counter.
You
can fill your own bottles with healthy Multi-Pure®
water for
pennies and take them with you wherever you go.
And, because
you can fill and refill bottles, the amount of bottles
disposed of will be greatly reduced.
