The worldwide consumption of bottled water increases constantly. Researches shows that the increased consumption is associated to the belief of consumers that bottled water is easier to use and better in taste and quality than the tap water, despite all the accusations to bottling companies for the unsafe quality of their water. Another factor is the consumer’s ignorance on dangerous substances discharged from the plastic into the water by the wrong storage.
This rapid use of bottled water has as result the average use of 20 million barrels of oil each year to cover only American needs of water bottling, without accounting the fuel consumption for transportation. This amount corresponds to a fuel quantity that could move 1.4 million cars for a year. If you reflect that only 23% of annual production getting recycled, it is easy to imagine the size of the ecological disaster.
By purchasing a water filtration system, which its value does not exceed the cost of bottled water purchase for a year, you contribute to pollution reduction and the fuel depletion reduction of the earth.