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$16 seems a bit much for me, but I guess it gets the job done. I got some generic 32 oz. water bottle for $3.47 at Target about 6 months ago. I've been using it ever since.
Have you heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Really sad.. our oceans are our landfills for plastic.
More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_Garb...
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/02/great_p...
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/10-the-wor...
I love our filter, love that we're saving money over bottled water and love that we are a little more earth friendly than we used to be.
I don't ever pay for bottled water, biggest waste of money I can think of. I use the water cooler at work, and at home I have a filter on the fridge and a filter on the tap. I drink about 100 oz. a day, so that would be about 5 bottles of water....so I'm saving a bit of money, and have been reusing the same plastic water bottle for over 6 months now.
Either way... why not use any of the bottles that you found perfectly fine when you drank out of them from the Kwik-E-Mart?
Dumb dumb dumb.
I have a bridge I'm selling if you're interested.
I'm not re-using the otherwise-single-use kind because it would melt in my dishwasher.
I'm happy to see someone else realizing just how ridiculous bottled water really is. I'm not sure how tap water has become so maligned over the years because in most cases it tastes just fine (municipal water that is). If you really think a filter is necessary something like the PUR filter that screws right on to the faucet works quite well.
Smithee: your water costs are not going to go up enough to make you notice. Municipal water is *cheap*. You're paying cents per gallon vs dollars in those small bottles.
It would be nice if more people would realize that petroleum doesn't just equal "gas in the tank". Its used in so many products it's kind of scary. When you factor in the petroleum required for fertilizers, etc. for agribusiness the whole thing becomes even scarier. These are the reasons why we need to find alternative sources of energy to power our homes, our vehicles, etc. It's not just gas in the tank.
But I'm always going to be drinking bottled water in some capacity. Like I said if I stop at a convienance store I'm probably going to buy a bottle. I know its more expensive, but I'd rather put it in my body than a Coke.
1. We let others do the thinking for us.
2. We believe everything 'they' tell us.
3. We're afraid to act on our original thoughts.
4. We're afraid to use common sense (may be different than original thoughts)
5. We accept blame for things that our not our fault.
The business owner who asks the factory to make the plastic bottles to sell convenience size portions of water so he can fill a need and make money at the same time is at fault.
The auto manufacturer who makes the gas guzzlers is at fault.
The consumer only buys what the business is selling. We have no control over what they make - only they do.
Ah, but we can stop buying.....don't go there - that's the vicious guilt circle.
You can certainly buy the better alternative - such as a filter for your home water tap (you'll save money in the long run and you'll be saving the planet from the burden of your waste) - but it's only the awareness or the consciousness of the business owner who can make a change.
Look at the millions of iPods being sold - only to be obsolete next year or the year after. Steve Jobs needs to make a long lasting iPod. As they say 'they don't make'em like they used to'. Take the common cooling fan for instance - almost everybody has one - and it lasts for years and years - it fills a simple need and works for a long time.
Hopefully you get the picture.
Great article by the way.
By the way, 32oz isnt really a compromize for a liter- its only about 56 ml short.
me -- That's just you. I have a fan that's over 20 years old. Will your iPod still be around that long?
Max says - they (biz owner) would be foolish not to continue filling that demand and making a profit doing so.
me -- Bingo! That's why they keep doing it.
Max says - If we get over our obsession with having the best and newest to nurse our image and sense of self-confidence, then there would be less of a demand and companies would have to reduce production.
me -- That's the vicious guilt circle - I told you not to go there. The biz owner knows the human weakness better than we know ourselves - and it is 'they' who are taking advantage of our weaknesses. Just like people who are overweight - people need to eat - they eat what tastes good - fat/salt/sugar tastes good - so that's what the biz owner sells. If the biz owner sells fruits, vegetables, meat and whole grains - that's what we'll buy and we'll be healthier.
If you think 'making the most money' is what's most acceptable - then you won't understand what's wrong with the opinions you hold.
If you think saving the planet from the burden of excessive waste is more important, then you'll begin to see why biz owners are the ones who are really in control. I happen to be a retailer who sells the products that are available. I wish better products were available, I wish more earth friendly products were available - but they're not. I have to buy what's out there and you have to buy what I'm selling - like it or not. The only choice you have is where you buy your products. As soon as the biz owners who create the products we buy begin to have a conscious about what they're selling, then the product will change.
The other problem biz owners have to deal with is the stock market. The biz owner is beholden to the shareholders - not the buyer. If they don't produce a profit - then they have to change the way the product is made (make it cheaper) - or they have to design the newest, coolest gizmo or gadget (new iPod models) - so the buying process starts all over again.
.... as the world turns....
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/tmr351...
"Very thorough migration testing in laboratories around the world is conducted regularly and has consistently shown SIGG aluminum bottles to have no presence of lead, phthalates, Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), Bysphenol A (BPA), Bysphenol B (BPB) or any other chemicals which scientists have deemed as potentially harmful."
The reason that they don't disclose the contents of the liner is that it's a trade secret.
Actually God had nothing to do with it...more like dead dinosaurs, etc. That being said the supply isn't unlimited and shouldn't be wasted on plastic bottles holding something that you can get from your tap (like everyone used to do.....the widespread sales of water in bottles is a very recent thing). Has nothing to do with "liberal enviromental policy kool-aid".
Actually God has everything to do with it in His master plan. That is why millions of years ago when all of the plants died and eventually turned into oil for us to use today. If you think about that...... oil is 100% organic since it is escentially created within the ground over time. Every single day.... all the plants that die in the forests and ocean will one day become this renewable resource of petrolem.
Think about it...just imagine how much of a fit that you liberals would throw if humans tried to put oil BACK into the ground. IE man is actually doing the planet a favor by removing this oil from the ground and disposing of it so it doesn't pollute anything else.
Are you serious?! God's master plan?! Okay, genius. Oil is organic but it is not renewable in the sense that we can tap into it tomorrow. It takes millions of years for the material to break down underground and be converted into pure carbon. However, man has partly broken this cycle. The petroleum that we are tapping into today was the result of undisturbed forests and jungles dying and being buried by years of soil accumulation and build-up. That is not happening today. Many forests and jungles are either being burned-down to be converted to farm land or harvested.
By the way. Oil underground is not polluting the earth. Only when it is tapped into and brought to the surface is it polluting...whether through spills or when burned and producing emissions. This isn't a liberal / conservative issue. It is common sense. However, if the intellect that is just displayed by your moronic comment is indicative of all so-called "conservatives", then God help us. Dumb, short-sighted, and selfish.
Well, it is good to care about the environment. Yet, I am not sure that people will suddenly turn to tap bc U.S. is the country of the "take out". So, for the ones who still wanna do sth good: Volvic is actually giving HUGE amount of clean drinkable water through UNICEF; Check it out: www.drink1give10.com
I think just like cigarettes, advertising really can make people do things they might otherwise think twice about. I was floored when I started my blog to find so much info about dangers and costs, like you mentioned, and wonder why I didn't know any of this before. I never bothered to take the time to find out.
Keep up the good work.
Great post!