Many people buy bottled water for the convenience alone, while others think that water out of bottles with pictures of mountain streams must surely be more pure than their tap water.
For example, both Pepsi’s “Aquafina” and Coca-Cola’s “Dasani” bottled waters are essentially bottles filled with tap water from their distribution plants.
If the bottled water you typically purchase does not have any of the notable distinctions below on the label then most likely it is tap water from the distribution company.
• Artesian Water: Comes from tapping an aquifer in which the water level stands above the top of the water source.
• Mineral Water: Comes from a source tapped at one or more boreholes or springs, originating from a geologically and physically protected underground water source.
Mineral water is distinguished from other types of water by its constant level and relative proportions of minerals and trace elements from the source.
For example: Sparkling mineral water, sparkling spring water, etc.
It is estimated that Americans buy 28 billion bottles of water a year and 80 percent of those end up in a landfill…every year.
If the bottles were connected end-to-end, they could reach from the earth to the moon and back over eleven times!
So, keep your family on the green-side of life, purchase a few refillable sport bottles and use your own tap water.