If we care about plastic waste, why won't we stop drinking bottled water?

[lordsummerisle]

theguardian.com

We have all seen the damage plastic waste is doing around the world – but sales of bottled water have continued to grow.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/28/if-we-care-about-plastic-waste-why-wont-we-stop-drinking-bottled-water

[katmondoo]

1. It tastes better

[hlthe2b]

2. Good question. I stopped when they brought out BPA-free reusable bottles..

I doubt there have been a dozen times I've accepted a plastic single-use bottle of water since then. Frankly, I trust the quality of water (and iced tea) made with my own filtered tap water than many of the bottled waters so many waste $$ to buy.

Some think it "gauche" to carry around an insulated oversized bottle with you like my favorite, the 40 oz. Hydroflask. Ask me if I care.

[spooky3]

3. Our county allows us to recycle these.

When people work on my house, they are more comfortable being offered bottled water than a glass of my tap water.

[sheshe2]

4. I use a Brita Water Filter.

I use Rubbermaid Water bottles that I wash and refill. I never buy bottled water.

[murielm99]

7. I use a Brita filter, too.

I use a Camelback water bottle that I wash out every once in a while. I carry it around with me so that I never have to succumb to the offer of a plastic water bottle.

[sheshe2]

8. Yep.

Mine goes everywhere with me too!

[TreasonousBastard]

5. I don't drink water...

after all, fish fuck in it.

Think about that for a minute.

I do drink massive amounts of coffee, tea, and various flavored liquids, often not carbonated. The problem is that I am often too lazy or forgetful to carry around any of the large collection of portable plastic and stainless steel bottles I have.

And then, no matter how easy it is to make my own iced tea, at 9 bucks for a 24 pack of Lipton Diet is often to easy to avoid.

(And, what do I do with the bottle when I'm walking around and it's empty? it's enough of a pain to deal with when there's stuff in it?)

[sinkingfeeling]

6. I don't drink bottled water unless I'm in a foreign country and know

the water isn't treated for tourist consumption.

[OKIsItJustMe]

9. I seldom drink from plastic bottles (or plastic-lined "cans.")

Give me a glass bottle, please!

I confess, it's as much out of concern for my own health as it is concern for the health of the planet.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222987/

As for "eight glasses a day?" It's nonsense, promoted by the bottled water industry.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/13/myth-eight-glasses-water-day