12 Jan 08 Water On Tap

More than 8.25 billion gallons of bottled water were sold in the USA in 2006. This created over 1.5 million tons of plastic waste.

The good news? More and more people are turning back to tap water, which for the most part – besides being thousands times less expensive – is more wholesome. Bacteria levels measured in all brands of bottled water were consistently higher, and bacteria in bottled water multiplies during its time on warm supermarket shelves.

Many top hotels in the US, now only provide water from the tap.

In San Francisco a “tasty tap” campaign has recently been started.

What can you do to help reduce the environmental damage caused by this fad? Travel with a re-usable filtered water bottle if you feel this will help.

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