But water?
Launched on Oct. 23, Tap app helps you find free water near you, according to Forbes.
Created by entrepreneur Samuel Ian Rosen, Tap allows smartphone users across the world to find the closest free public drinking fountains or water bottle refill stations, says Forbes, including businesses and restaurants that have signed up as a part of the global Tap Authorized Refill Network.
“Nobody up till now has built a Google Map for (drinking) water,” Rosen told Forbes.
When I go to Google Map and type ‘water fountain,’ there is nothing.
"I thought it was ridiculous that in 2018 I’m buying a plastic water bottle that’s going to last 450 years on earth because I couldn’t trust the drinking water at the fountain."
Jack Taylor/Getty Images News/Getty Images Tap shows you in real-time where you can find water, says mindbodygreen, and you can filter (no pun intended) by what kind of water you’re looking for, such as flavored, sparkling, and, well, filtered water.
The app also shows you “water ATMs,” where you can buy unpackaged water to refill an existing water bottle, Forbes reports.
It’s great for them —they get more people who are eco-conscious coming into their store,” Rosen told the Philly Voice.
Jack Taylor/Getty Images News/Getty Images Rosen isn’t the first to attempt to launch an app aimed at helping people find public sources of free drinking water.

The legislation tightens the maximum limits for certain pollutants such as lead (to be reduced by half), harmful bacteria, and introduces new caps for certain endocrine disruptors.
It also puts levels of microplastics, an emerging concern, under monitoring.
Water access Member states should also take measures to provide universal access to clean water in the EU and improve water access in cities and public places, by setting up free fountains where technically feasible and proportionate.
They should also encourage tap water to be provided in restaurants, canteens and catering services for free or for a low service fee.
They should identify people without access, or with limited access to water, including vulnerable and marginalised groups, and assess ways to improve their access.
"The way we use water will define the future of humanity.
Next steps The report was adopted with 300 votes to 98 and 274 abstentions.
Parliament will enter into negotiations with Council once EU ministers have set their own position on the file.
According to the European Commission (link), lower consumption of bottled water could help EU households save more than €600 million per year.
If confidence in tap water improves, citizens can also contribute to reducing plastic waste from bottled water, including marine litter.

Microplastics are becoming a major global environmental concern with regular major newsworthy studies revealing the presence of plastics and microplastics in remote geographic locations, or as contaminations in many different consumer products, especially food and beverages, as well as within the digestive systems of marine species.
Microplastics were initially defined as being plastic materials below 5mm in size, but the definition is now more commonly stated as plastic particles between the size 1mm down to the micron level, although there is no globally accepted definition.
Analysis of both environmental samples and consumer products containing microplastics is essential to determine their prevalence and their impact.
Of the techniques adopted, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and more specifically IR microscopy/imaging, is the primary analytical technique for the detection and identification of microplastics.
Results will be shown highlighting the detection and identification of microplastics present in a variety of different bottled water products.
Which IR sampling modes are best applied to microplastic samples?
Keynote Speaker Ian Robertson, Senior Applications Scientist, PerkinElmer Ian has been working in the field of spectroscopy applications for over 35 years.
He became a Graduate of the Royal Society of Chemistry in the 1980s achieving MRSC and CChem status.
He is currently a Senior Applications Scientist in the Spectroscopy group at PerkinElmer, based in Seer Green in the UK.
He has been working on microplastic applications over the past 4 years.

The BBC has banned bottled water from the Strictly Come Dancing studio in the broadcaster’s latest green push.
The BBC committed to getting rid of all single use plastic after Sir David Attenborough’s The Blue Planet II highlighted the scale of sea pollution.
Bring your own bottle Strictly dancers and the show’s crew are now being asked to bring their own reusable water bottles.
An email informed production staff that “we will no longer provide bottled water in the studio” by the end of the current series.
Priority for Strictly The email read: “In light of Monday night’s (BBC1) documentary Drowning in Plastic, we feel this should be a priority for our production and would like to make the change over as soon as possible.
Please can I kindly ask you all to bring your own reusable bottle.” Extra water coolers have been placed around the Elstree studios.
For dehydrating celebrity dancers, “runners will always be available to refill your bottles if you’re not able to do so yourself.” Strictly’s greenest year Some bottled water will be kept aside for audience members who are taken ill.
This year’s Strictly promises to be the “greenest” yet, following the Government’s ban on on the sale of plastic microbeads.
All the liquid glitter used in Strictly’s theme weeks is sourced from Burt’s Bees which is biodegradable, as are all the show’s make-up wipes.
For special effects, Strictly uses 50 per cent biodegradable confetti, the BBC said.

Thousands of plastic bottles have been fished out of the Thames after the summer heatwave caused huge numbers of single-use water containers to be thrown away.
Volunteers collected nearly 3,300 bottles in just two hours last week from 18 sites along the river, bringing the total recovered this year to more than 36,500 — the highest annual number ever collected from the Thames.
For the first time during these collections, more water bottles were found than fizzy drinks containers, which campaigners said highlighted the need for drinking fountains in the capital.
The Big Bottle Count organised by the charity Thames21 and Zoological Society of London took place from Thamesmead in the east to Kew Bridge in the west.
Although the total number of plastic containers recovered was fewer than the 4,100 at last year’s event, water bottles accounted for half of all this year’s litter.
The most rubbish-strewn spots were Thamesmead, where 1,032 bottles were found, and Queen Caroline Draw Dock in Hammersmith, from where 544 containers were picked up.
Yellow and orange pay-as-you-go smart bikes were also found dumped among the foreshore debris.
Event co-ordinator Alice Hall said: “Londoners’ consumption of bottled water increased during the hot weather, which highlights the need for more fountains so people can get this basic resource for free, especially with more hot summers likely.
We need more refill points and fountains.
“Water bottles are routinely one of the most common plastic types found in the river, but over the summer the proportion of water bottles exceeded fizzy drink bottles for the first time.”

The bottled water brands say they want to see a future where all packaging is made entirely from recycled or renewable materials (or both); are designed to be fully reusable or recyclable; and all packaging is recovered or recycled.
Action required​ In the UK, around 72% of soft drinks are packaged in plastic.
Plastic bottles are frequently chosen by soft drinks brands, thanks to its lightweight properties and subsequent carbon savings in transport, and due to its effectiveness in preventing breakages and food waste.
And yet one of the very qualities that makes plastic so attractive as a beverage packaging material – its durability – also means it does not break down if it ends up as litter in the environment.
With the UN declaring a ‘plastics crisis’, there is more public and political awareness and concern surrounding plastic waste than ever before.
“The bottled water and soft drinks value chain does not yet have all the answers, but through collaborative action, needs to invest in finding them.
The capabilities of existing technologies should not limit ambition.” ​ Research and development will play a role in this transformation, and so investment is needed in this sector, it says.
​ “Some of the aspirations in the vision may challenge existing business and delivery models.
It also recognises that while government and business are already starting to address the issue, there is still a need to set ambitious goals to push the sector and create a transformational shift to eliminate plastic packaging waste.”​ The full report can be found here.​​ How we get there: a plan to eliminate plastic packaging waste from UK bottled water and soft drinks value chain Vision: An efficient and circular resource management system​ 2025 goals: ​ Recycling collection rate of bottled water and soft drinks packaging to increase at least 90% Incentivised minimum requirement of at least 70% recycled content for plastic bottled water and soft drinks packaging Consistent nationwide recycling collection system enabled by increased and improved infrastructure Vision: Find the best packaging format​ 2025 goals:​ All bottled water and soft drink packaging made from 100% recyclable or reusable material resulting in non-recyclable and hard-to-recycle plastics being phased out All bottled water and soft drinks packaging made from feedstock that consists of at least 70% recycled material, to achieve incentivised minimum Industry standard for optimal zero plastic waste, identify low-impact bottled water and soft drinks packaging Vision: Shift in consumer behaviour and societal norms​ 2025 goals:​ Clear, consistent labelling systems for consumers New programme of evidence-based behaviour change campaigns Vision: Explore alternative delivery models​ 2025 goals:​ Explore refillable packaging and reduce the follow of packaging material to consumers Source: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).
Towards sustainable packaging: A plan to eliminate plastic packaging waste from UK bottled water and soft drinks.​ Cambridge, UK: the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

In a circular issued on Friday, signed by BBMP Commissioner N Manjunath Prasad, owners and managers of these establishments were asked not only to stop using disposable cutlery but also to do away with bottled mineral water and instead install reverse osmosis (RO) water purifiers.
The BBMP notification came a day after the state government passed a similar order on Thursday, which said that no government department can use any form of plastic at any functions, seminars or conventions.
Read: No more plastic in Karnataka govt events: Kumaraswamy govt passes order The establishments were reminded that waste must also be segregated at source and composting units have to be set up on the premises.
BBMP Commissioner’s notice also reiterated the blanket ban passed by the government on plastic in March 2016.
It further said that all halls should have a plate bank of only steel, ceramic or melamine plates as well as a commercial dishwashing facility to reduce wastage of water.
According to NS Ramakanth of the Solid Waste Management Round Table, which works closely with the BBMP, such leaves take a long time to compost.
BBMP is already struggling to cope with the increasing amount of waste.
So, it makes sense to use a reusable form of cutlery.
Besides, plantain leaves or even areca nut leaves take much more time to compost,” he explained.
He added, “In addition to marriage halls, all resident welfare associations should also come together and form plate banks to reduce waste generation.”

Image Credit:Shutterstock/iamshutter Plastic water bottles are not only a blight on the environment, it turns out they’re bad for your health too.
Critics suggest this can make it harder to conceive and that its presences in children’s’ products – including feeding bottles – causes adverse effects in children.
Despite plastics undergoing rigorous testing to ensure they abide by legislation, the use of BPA has been banned in many countries, especially where used in children’s products, with many manufacturers replacing it with chemicals such as fluroene-9-bisphenol (BHBP).
Such studies do not accurately reflect human exposure, and as a result many bodies, including Cancer Research UK, state that there is no good scientific evidence that using plastic bottles or containers cause cancer, or other diseases.
However, the levels of BPA and other chemicals entering food and drink from containers are much lower than those considered safe.
Following a full scientific review into BPA in 2015, the EFSA concluded there was no health risk to people of any age including unborn children at current BPA exposure levels.
Early in 2018, the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched a health review after microplastics in the form of plastic fibres were found in 93% of popular bottled water brands.
Research from the State University of New York in Fredonia analysed 259 bottles from 19 locations in nine countries and 11 different brands and found, in some instances, the levels of plastic fibres in bottled water were double those found in tap water in a previous study.
Analysis of the bottled water revealed an average of 10.4 microplastic particles larger than 100um per liter of water which was confirmed by FTIR spectroscopic analysis, and an average of 325 smaller particles sized 6.5-100um per liter.
A second, unrelated study analysed 19 bottles of water and found the presence plastic microfibres were widespread.

Great Barrington — As the town prepares to implement its decision to ban the sale of small single-use plastic water bottles — despite a last-minute attempt to thwart the initiative that had been adopted at the May Annual Town Meeting — some local businesses are embracing the embargo by installing water refill stations where customers can fill up their reusable water bottles.
We’re going to see if Berkshire Mountain Water would like to sponsor the water station, but if not we will use tap water.” Still, he added, it will take a while to recalibrate our reliance upon plastic service items.
So this ban on plastic water bottles is just a beginning.” Adam Sugarman, customer services manager at the Berkshire Co-op Market agrees that the ban is just a start.
Prior to the plastic bag ban adopted at the 2014 town meeting, the Berkshire Co-op was already charging 10 cents for individual paper bags and money was never the goal.
But it increased awareness a lot.” Raising awareness of the proliferation of plastic waste is what Matt Masiero, co-owner of Guido’s Fresh Marketplace, attempted to do at the August 6 special town meeting that had been scheduled to consider a repeal of the plastic water bottle ban.
“We had written a letter to the editor,” Masiero said, “and I was going to go up and read that letter at the special town meeting for that those who had not had the benefit of seeing it.” As it turned out, Masiero, a Richmond resident, did not have an opportunity to present his letter.
“Our goal is to eliminate as much plastic as we can,” Masiero continued.
We got rid of plastic bags, because we had an easy solution.
We have bigger problems we need to start dealing with and this is just a start.” When the ban goes into effect next year, Great Barrington will become the third community in the United States to prohibit the sale of small single-use plastic water bottles.
It’ll change your whole outlook.” He then pointed to a monitor at the entrance of Guido’s that has the documentary being screened repeatedly for customers.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Lake Erie has 46,000 pieces of plastic per square kilometer.
Bottled water is twice as bad, with about 10.4 particles per liter.
"That’s 65 percent of the plastic market."
There’s no real market for recycled plastic, since you can’t know exactly what it’s in it, in order to make a new product.
Then it washes up on shore, making up about 80 percent of the litter on beaches.
Cleveland restaurants, including Market Garden and Melt, are eliminating straws to curb waste.
Here’s what else you can do to help, Mason says: Use a metal water bottle to fill up with tap water or other beverages, rather than buy disposable bottles and cups.
Bring reusable bags to do your shopping Refuse a straw at restaurants.
You could carry your own metal straw, if you want.
For example, she said, by 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.