Bottled Water - Why Delivery Beats Single Use

Millions of dollars are spent every day on bombarding us consumers that single serving bottled water is the purest, most convenient and safest way to consume water. These marketing campaigns attempt to convince us that the water contained in these bottles is from a magical pristine mountain spring, never touched by contaminates or pollution. The truth is that the water contained in those one use bottles is often no different than what flows from your tap. In many cases that water is of even lower quality than municipal tap water. We look at that expensive price tag on each bottle thinking that a higher price assures higher quality, but in reality over 90% of that cost is in the label, lid and creating the bottle itself.

What most consumers do not know is that as much as 40% of all individually bottled water sold in grocery stores and gas stations comes from a city water system, no different from municipal tap water. Also, 60% to 70% of this form of bottled water sold in America is exempt from FDA bottled water standards, as those standards need only be applied to water transported and sold out of state. This is why in some causes the water is even less safe than what flows from your tap.

60 million plastic bottles are thrown away every day in America alone from our national bottled water habit. Millions of gallons of gas is expended daily transporting this water across the country. Massive amounts of greenhouse gases are produced while producing these single use bottles of water and it takes three times as much water to make each bottle as it does to fill it. All in all this is an incredibly wasteful and environmentally irresponsible industry.

Point of use water filtration systems that offer in-home water filtration are part of the solution to this problem. These systems are the most convenient and economical options for having pure, safe, great tasting water always close at hand. You can easily refill your own reusable bottles at a fraction of the cost! These systems filter out lead, chlorine, as well as other contaminants right at the point of use so you never need worry about the quality of your drinking water. The convenience doesn't end there. Simply contact your local water delivery system that offers these point of use water filtration systems. They will deliver one to your home and if you choose to rent the unit, a company like Clearly Colorado covers all repairs and maintenance! Easy, affordable, deliciously pure drinking water without the hassle or environmental cost makes it easy to see why using a water delivery system beats single use bottled water every time.