HSH28 wrote:<]:^D wrote:HSH28 wrote:<]:^D wrote:people who wander around with plastic water bottles
What's wrong with that?
disposable bottles of water are one of the biggest sources of one-use plastic. theyre completely pointless and a waste of resources.
Except that's not really true at all. Its completely possible to reuse all the plastic in a disposable water bottle and I make sure I always recycle them.
That being the case, I far prefer the water in those bottles to the stuff coming out of my tap, so it's not actually pointless as far as I'm concerned and it shouldn't have to be a waste of resource either.
The environmental impact isn't just in the waste, it's in the manufacturing and logistics. Water is heavy to transport, it seems a massive waste to have lorries full of the stuff driving about when the same stuff comes out your tap.
If you don't like the taste of your tap water, invest in a water filter. Keep a jug topped up, in the fridge if you prefer your water cool, and be happy that you're not only helping the planet, but you're saving a ton of money too.
If you're out and about and buy a bottled water then fair enough, there is definitely not enough easy access to tap water in many places.