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A new study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) reveals that of the ten most popular brands of bottled water, all but one (Nestle’s Pure Life Purified Water) fail to provide answers to the three most important questions you should ask before drinking water:

  1. Where does water come from?
  2. Is it purified? How?
  3. Have tests found any contaminants?

Furthermore, these bottled water companies are breaking the law. In 2007, California passed a law (SB 220) requiring that water bottle labels list the source of the water and two ways for consumers to contact the company to obtain a quality report. EWG found that only 24% of water bottle companies are in compliance with this law. Companies hiding data about their bottled water include Aquafina, Gerber Graduates Lil’ Water, Naya, Bristol Farms, Archer Farms, Volvic, Alhambra, Trader Joe’s Pure New Zealand Artesian Water, Fiji, and many more (see full list here).
 
So where does EWG think bottled water actually comes from? Tap water.
 
Cities are required to provide all of this information about tap water to consumers, and you can find answers to all of your questions about your local tap water here. By opting out of bottled water and drinking filtered tap water, you will know exactly what you are drinking. On top of that, you will be helping the environment, instead of contributing to plastic waste, much of which ends up in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
 
Every blue moon, if you're stranded without a reusable water bottle, it's okay to buy bottled water. Ninety-nine percent of the time, I have my little glass bottle with me (pictured above), that I refill at home everyday. The other one percent of the time, I have to opt for water in a plastic bottle. I usually try to stubbornly refuse water if it's in plastic - even when I'm super thirsty. But I'm just saying, sometimes you can't - so don't beat yourself up if you're in a situation where the only water available is bottled water. Just take your reusable bottle with you everyday, and do the best you can. Don't give up if you mess up - just try again! You can read more about bottled water in my book (page 134).
 
I’ll be posting a series of blogs on water filtration soon, so stay tuned. How do you stay hydrated at home and on the go?

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It is really hard now knowing exactly what is good for us or what is bad.  This was a good article that made me think about what I drink from now on.  We want to be safe and help the environment, so it is sometimes a difficult choice. 

I found a great product, thanks to Sophia Bush, called th water bobble.  It's a water bottle with a filter in the mouth piece.  They are certified BPA-free, Phthalate- and PVC-free, and made from recycled PET. They are also recyclable should you ever tire of them.  This way you have clean, drinkable water evyerwhere you go, without the burden plastic bottles put on us and our Earth.

BPA's are not just in plastic bottles, anything in an aluminum can has a plastic liner that leaches BPA's and other toxic chemicals. That includes beer cans, soft drink cans, canned veggies or any canned foods. Also just because it is labeled BPA free does not mean it is safe. All plastics leach toxic chemicals. Get rid of all plastic plates, cups, bowls etc. Replace them with glass, ceramic or stainless steel.

I used to drink one metric liter carton of milk per day when I was young, then during my teens I switched to Diet Cola, I don't exactly remember how it happened... Today I never drink water, I don't like at all the insipid taste...

Hi,

I just like you to watch below link and decide if you made a good decision drinking diet soda.

www.kangendemo.com

Have a wonderful day!Beata,

These days I make it a matter of principle to never buy bottled water... There's so much debate around everything related to it, being the quality of the water, the source or the price that the cashier is always giving you an attitude when for some reasons you decide to spend good money on a bottle of water... I bought one a few days ago because I didn't have enough change to put in a parking meter, so I needed to buy something instead of going to a automated teller machine... One exception is the new flavored water that is sold here, it's like normal bottled water but the water is lightly flavored to strawberry, lemon or cherry among others...

Hi, Where did you get your glass water bottles? Thanks! :) Angela

I want to know the same thing?

I tried to find my own and I have been using Kombacha bottles and doing the same thing!

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