Let’s Talk Trash Once upon a time we all drank tap water but now
many people get their water from disposable plastic water
bottles. According to a 2009 report by the Beverage Marketing
Corporation, American consumers spent almost $8.5 billion that
year to purchase bottled water, leading to revenues of almost
$10.6 billion for the bottled water industry. Is that bottled
water safer than tap water? Let's sort out fact from fiction.
First of all, bottled water is expensive. Depending on where it
is purchased, bottled water can cost five cents or more per
ounce. To put it into perspective, gasoline currently costs
nearly three cents per ounce. At 128 ounces per gallon, that's
over $6 for a gallon of water! Even organic orange juice and
milk don't cost that much. Bottled water just doesn't make good
financial sense, especially in this economy. Next, bottled water
is not any healthier than tap water. As a matter of fact,
approximately one-third of bottled water is actually filtered
tap water. The cleanliness of bot