&gt; Default to not drink from taps directly<p>Why??  Tap water is highly regulated, and 1000 times cheaper than bottled water.  It does not produce tons of plastic waste (much of which is not recycled).  It does not leach possible carcinogens like BPA, DEHA, or BBP.  Furthermore, much of the bottled water comes from municipal tap water!<p>The Mayo Clinic says that tap water and bottled water are about equally safe.  If you can&#x27;t trust top-notch doctors, who can you trust?<p>This myth about bottled water being better needs to stop.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.nationalgeographic.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2010&#x2F;03&#x2F;100310&#x2F;why-tap-water-is-better&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.nationalgeographic.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2010&#x2F;03&#x2F;100310&#x2F;why-t...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mayoclinic.org&#x2F;healthy-lifestyle&#x2F;nutrition-and-healthy-eating&#x2F;expert-answers&#x2F;tap-vs-bottled-water&#x2F;faq-20058017" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mayoclinic.org&#x2F;healthy-lifestyle&#x2F;nutrition-and-he...</a>