Thursday 24 September 2015

WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH BOTTLED WATER?

I was watching TV when i found a documentary on bottled water and how it affected our environment. Now, I could of changed channels but it also referred to Montreal and Toronto so i was intrigued.Here are a few things i learned:
1-in 1990 the Bottle water companies made profits of 100 million and in 2000 jumped to a profit of five billion dollars
2-Most of the water in bottled water are filled tap water or re-filtered tap water
3-The Companies are rarely checked for quality control, some dated up to three years ago
4-By buying a filter or a Aluminum bottle filled with tap water you can save up to 750$ a year(enough for a trip to Cuba!)
5- In a blind study on 100 people tested 60% preferred tap water and could not tell the difference
6- In recycling centers,45% of the recycling are bottled water(700000 bottles a day) and 65 millions bottles a year end up in a landfill
7. C-CREST a Montreal based company tested 29 different bottled water and 70% were contaminated with bacteria.
So conclusion, are we really getting all the health benefits we think we are getting? The trick at the end is to make sure that you absorb the water (just add a pinch of sea salt) and that it is fluoride and chloride free

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