Plastic Products You Should Never Buy
I was recently introduced to Tappening.com, a website that advocates drinking your tap water instead of supporting the various unsustainable and malicious bottled water suppliers. The goal of Tappening.com is to show consumers how beneficial it is to choose tap water over one of the worst plastic products, bottled water, by presenting them with various compelling statistics. On this website, you can view the stats, and read about studies similar to the following:
- “In one publicized taste test in New York City, conducted by Showtime television, researchers found that 75% of participants actually preferred the taste of tap water to bottled water”
- “While the water tasted ‘good,’ drinking bottled water always felt dirty to me. Whenever I’d buy a single bottle of water, I could not help but think of the energy involved in the manufacturing process, the money spent on advertising it to me, and most importantly, where the hell were they getting the water anyway?”
A recent article from the Huffington Post introduces readers to the malicious beginnings of bottled water, as well as the process by which bottled water grew into the semi-global phenomena it is now. Readers can learn who buys the most bottles of water (I don’t think you’ll be too surprised to find out which country imports the largest quantity), and where in the Earth they end up.
After studying Tappening.com and reading the article from the Huffington Post, any random reason I’d use to justify the purchase of bottled water was essentially abolished. Tap water is fine, and if you really don’t like the taste or feel you need to have it filtered, it’s easy to invest in one of those little self-filtering water pitchers. The process of making those pitchers is entirely more sustainable – aka better for you, the environment, and your wallet.
Tags: bottle water, bottled water, Huffington Post, Plastic Products, tappening.com
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