Did you know that it takes 200-400 years for your disposable plastic water battles to break down in a landfill? Did you also know that you shouldn’t re-use those polycarbonate plastic bottles as they are a breading ground for bacteria and your beverage will, over time, leach chemicals from the plastic that have been linked to some serious health problems? The chemical we are most concerned with at the moment is Bisphenol A (BPA). Knowing this, don’t you think it is time we explore alternatives to getting our drinking water?
We can always go back to tap water. Most of us grew up on it and we are still here, no worse for the wear. But, I get it, tap water tastes like crap. There are relatively inexpensive filters for your tap. If you prefer cold water there are filtering pitchers that can be placed in your refrigerator.
Many consumers have started using the “office water coolers” right in their kitchen. Buy filtered water from your grocery store in 5 gallon jugs and always have filtered cold or hot water at your fingertips.
There are filtration systems called whole house water filtration. This filtration process will filter all the water you are using. This is a preferred filtration method for many people because, as we all know, not only should we worry about consuming unfiltered water but our bodies suck the stuff up like sponges while bathing, showering or washing our hands.
So, we have alternatives for drinking water while in the comfort of our own homes. But, what are we to do when we would like to take that water with us on a hike, to the gym or while driving in our cars? Glass or Thick plastic water bottles are always a good alternative to the pre-bottles water you can buy. The containers can be washed and re-used, they come in many sizes and some are made to be very trendy. Just remember to watch out for even the thicker plastic bottles made from polycarbonate. Even some so called re-usable bottles have nasty chemicals that can be leached by your beverage and ingested. The more you wash these bottles the more likely they will release chemicals into your water.
We can always go back to tap water. Most of us grew up on it and we are still here, no worse for the wear. But, I get it, tap water tastes like crap. There are relatively inexpensive filters for your tap. If you prefer cold water there are filtering pitchers that can be placed in your refrigerator.
Many consumers have started using the “office water coolers” right in their kitchen. Buy filtered water from your grocery store in 5 gallon jugs and always have filtered cold or hot water at your fingertips.
There are filtration systems called whole house water filtration. This filtration process will filter all the water you are using. This is a preferred filtration method for many people because, as we all know, not only should we worry about consuming unfiltered water but our bodies suck the stuff up like sponges while bathing, showering or washing our hands.
So, we have alternatives for drinking water while in the comfort of our own homes. But, what are we to do when we would like to take that water with us on a hike, to the gym or while driving in our cars? Glass or Thick plastic water bottles are always a good alternative to the pre-bottles water you can buy. The containers can be washed and re-used, they come in many sizes and some are made to be very trendy. Just remember to watch out for even the thicker plastic bottles made from polycarbonate. Even some so called re-usable bottles have nasty chemicals that can be leached by your beverage and ingested. The more you wash these bottles the more likely they will release chemicals into your water.
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