The Bite:
Tap into the cheaper way to stay hydrated. Use a home water filter to nix contaminants, and get a clean-as-bottled (if not cleaner) drinking supply without pouring money down the drain.
Are you spending money like water, on water?
07.11.2007
Submitted by tmeronek on Wed, 07/11/2007 - 12:01am.
The Benefits:
- More cash in your pocket. On average, tap water costs $0.0015 per gallon; just a 16-oz bottle can cost $2 at the convenience store.
- Fewer contaminants. Baddies like chlorine, cryptosporidium, giardia, lead, and pesticide can get into unfiltered tap water, and up to 40% of bottled water comes from regular old city water systems.
- Less plastic waste. Americans consume more than 2.5 million bottles of water every hour, and only around 10% are recycled.
Personally Speaking:
All the Biter staff have either faucet mounts or pitchers at home. When we need to take water with us, we pull out our Biter bottles and fill 'em up.
Wanna Try:
- So-Clear UnderCounter Perma-Filter - a highly filtrating system that uses recyclable filters and fits under your sink ($220).
- Brita On Tap System - faucet-mount system you can attach without tools; available everywhere ($37).
- Pur Ultimate Pitcher - a cool space-agey pitcher option; widely available ($20).
- Water Filter Comparisons - check out the top 10 home water filters, rated by cost and performance.
Need your water to go? Look for tomorrow's water bottle tip!
Cocktail Fact
A gallon of Evian typically costs more than the same amount of cola, gasoline, milk, or beer.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Biters give up bottled water in favor of a faucet mount, in five years we'll save a collective $1,300,000.
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