Home Water Purification vs. Bottled Water

There is very little outside regulation of the quality of the bottled water industry, while manufacturers of home water purification systems are required to demonstrate the effectiveness of their products. That is not to say that there are not some extremely high quality bottled waters from pure sources. But, many bottled waters turn out to be little more than filtered municipal tap water. You could do that yourself at home with a decent water filter and save yourself hundreds of dollars in the long run, not to mention sparing yourself the guilt of not always being able to recycle all those plastic water bottles.

If you are at all concerned about your “carbon footprint” you may want to take into account the distance your bottled water may have traveled in order to get to your local shop. Just look at the label to see where it was bottled.

By the way, don’t be fooled by the images of pristine glaciers and mountain springs on the bottle. The source of the water in that bottle probably bears very little resemblance to them. Regarding that topic and more, here’s this eye-opening little video for your entertainment. If you have delicate sensibilities you may want to skip this one due to some profanity. It’s Penn and Teller, after all…