Blues about Bottled Water
Posted by Joseph Young on Friday, September 2, 2011
Under: Advertising
You would certainly find it harmless to get bottled water especially if
you are on the go. As people always go for bottled water, the bulk of
plastic from the bottles tend to go higher as well. What could this mean
to the environment?
Plastic waste is never good for the environment as the material does not decompose and biodegrade easily. It takes more than 700 years for a plastic bottle to decompose in a certain landfill. Their debris thrown around lands will have unhealthy impact to the environment and to the humankind. The increasing amount of disposable plastic bottles is not only cluttering up our waterways and lands but also increasing carbon footprint and damaging our natural resources.
It seems that there are just few regulations that governments enforced on bottled water. It’s not even delved out where the water could possibly come from or has it undergone purifying or filtering process. There are tests that show water in these bottles is worse than tap water. This is because bottled water is placed in this plastic container while tap water can be placed in a much safer glass container.
This soft plastic bottle has the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) which has been proven to be damaging for human health. It serves as estrogen mimicker and research shows that excessive exposure to estrogen can cause illnesses. So even if the bottled water is purified to be safe to drink, still it will tend to be mixed with the chemical inside the bottle.
There’s no way bottled water manufacturing will be stopped. However, you can save your health by drinking tap water instead. The water should be filtered to be sure you off any bacteria and agents. This is the trick to correct the thing and not cost you an arm and leg.
Plastic waste is never good for the environment as the material does not decompose and biodegrade easily. It takes more than 700 years for a plastic bottle to decompose in a certain landfill. Their debris thrown around lands will have unhealthy impact to the environment and to the humankind. The increasing amount of disposable plastic bottles is not only cluttering up our waterways and lands but also increasing carbon footprint and damaging our natural resources.
It seems that there are just few regulations that governments enforced on bottled water. It’s not even delved out where the water could possibly come from or has it undergone purifying or filtering process. There are tests that show water in these bottles is worse than tap water. This is because bottled water is placed in this plastic container while tap water can be placed in a much safer glass container.
This soft plastic bottle has the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) which has been proven to be damaging for human health. It serves as estrogen mimicker and research shows that excessive exposure to estrogen can cause illnesses. So even if the bottled water is purified to be safe to drink, still it will tend to be mixed with the chemical inside the bottle.
There’s no way bottled water manufacturing will be stopped. However, you can save your health by drinking tap water instead. The water should be filtered to be sure you off any bacteria and agents. This is the trick to correct the thing and not cost you an arm and leg.
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