An Ecofriendly Living Rant - Bottled vs Tap Water
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What will it take to educate consumers about ecofriendly living to the point of changing their habits? The reason I am asking is that of late I have noticed a virtual parade of shoppers carrying multiple cases of bottled water coming out of big box grocery and bulk stores. What happened to the idea that ecofriendly living was taking off? I thought, naively so perhaps, that change was upon us. What is troubling is that the quality of water in those bottles has recently been under cloud of suspicion, not to mention that the plastic leeches toxins. I can almost understand if there is something different in the bottle but plain water can easily be poured into a sustainable bottle.
We were a bottled water buying family once upon a time, but have since seen the light. We take our Brita filtered water and fill our sustainable bottles, which has become a matter of habit. Some may try to make the argument that the convenience outweighs the issues but this is not so. A sustainable bottle can be just as convenient and you are certain about the quality of the water.
Changing over from plastic to sustainable is an easy first step towards ecofriendly living. It not just that consumers are buying cases of bottled water but they are buying them by the truckload. Sometimes, they even have the need to use two carriages to carry all there plastic bottles. I was recently grocery shopping and made a note of how many people I saw at two different locations. On one day it was 25 with in excess of 100 cases of . Now keep in mind this was a non-scientific survey and it was just the people I saw while driving in and out of the parking lots, but it shocked me.
With the new school year up coming one would hope that sustainable water/ drinks would be more attractive to the consumer when packing lunches. The fact that bottled water prices have been slashed of late, makes it almost a no-brainer for the consumer who sees cheap convenience.
Given the quality of the product and the potential health hazards, people should embrace sustainable bottles as they are the first baby step towards ecofriendly living.
1 Comments
October 21st, 2009 at 7:10 am
Some believe bottled water contains minerals that offer health benefits while others are of the opinion that the chemicals involved in bottled water pose health hazards. Plastic also has serious implications on the environment. We as responsible consumers must make sure to recycle plastic and help to save our environment and natural resources. For instance water conservation is important as water reserve levels are dropping considerably. Visit http://j.mp/4sSm6v for simple water-saving tips!