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Love your bottled water but feel a little naughty each time you toss the plastic bottle in the recycle bin?

08.15.2005

Submitted by idealbite on Mon, 08/15/2005 - 5:00pm.
The Bite:
Use water filters instead - tap water might contain contaminants, but (believe it or not) bottled water isn't always cleaner. Use home water filters such as faucet-mounted or pitcher filters - the best way to ensure a clean supply of drinking water at home.
The Benefits: 
  • Save the 1.5 million tons of plastic expended in the bottling of 89 billion liters of water each year.
  • Get rid of contaminants normally found in tap water such as chlorine, cryptosporidium, Giardia, lead and pesticide runoff.
  • Save money - check out the Bang for the Bite (left) for the juicy details.
  • Filters are a safer bet - up to 40% of all bottled water comes from a city water system, just like tap water.
Personally Speaking: 
We all have faucet-mounted Brita filters and are somewhat notorious for refilling and carrying our Biter Bottles with us everywhere.  Jen even takes hers into restaurants, much to the chagrin of her dinner dates.
Wanna Try: 
  • Brita - this is our favorite - $34.99 (refill filters are $32.99 for 2)
  • Biter Bottles - the lightest, highest quality reusable option is our very own resin-lined aluminum SIGG bottle, in silver and gold ($20).
  • Pur - very pretty, for you brushed chrome lovers... $49.49 (replacement filters: 4 for $37.98)
  • Top 10 home water filters, water purifiers & water treatment system brands compared by price, performance and ongoing costs
  • Nice cost comparison of various water filter options available

Cocktail Fact

The average person in the United States uses between 80-100 gallons of water per day (flushing the toilet actually accounts for most of this).

Bang For The Bite

Pitcher or faucet filters cost about $600 over 5 years. Bottled water services or bottles cost nearly $2000 in that same timeframe!

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