Bottled Water - Often Just Filtered Tap Water

Bottled Water - Are You Just Drinking Filtered Water At 100 Times The Price?
An article was  published in 2001 entitled "Bottled Water No Better Than Tap Water" in the  USA Today.  Although over 10 years old it is still relevant today. Below are some excerpts from the article:
"Millions of people are still using a bottled water service for their home and office with the belief that bottled water is better than tap water.  The World Wildlife Fund  stated that bottled water may be no safer, or  healthier than tap water, while selling often for 1000 times the price." "A study commissioned by the fund found the "bottled water market is partly fueled by concerns over the safety of municipal water and by the marketing of many brands which portray them as being healthier than tap water."The fund also said bottled water sales were rising because people were worried about pollution. "Our attitudes toward tap water are being shaped by the pollution which is choking the rivers and streams," said the fund's water campaign director Richard Holland." "But the study — conducted by University of Geneva researcher Catherine Ferrier — said the only difference between some bottled water and tap water is that it is distributed in bottles rather than pipes. Contaminants from pipes can easily be removed with filtration systems. " Future studies have shown that bottled water is often just tap water in a bottle anyway.  The two highest selling bottled waters in the world, are in fact just municipal water filtered into a bottle - Dasani and Aquafina - Coke and Pepsi owned brands.  So why are people  so bent on using bottled water?  Perception.  They see flowing streams on bottles and think that they are getting the best available product, when the truth is they are just getting what they could be with a filtration system in their home or office for about  1000 times less!  "The group added that 1.5 million tons of plastic are used to bottle water every year. "Toxic chemicals can be released into the environment during the manufacture and disposal of bottles," it said. But Kay said the industry was serious about recycling."" Aguaman Pure Water has been servicing South Florida with state of the art filtered water coolers since 1999.  Our systems provide our customers with great tasting, healthy water, cup after cup.  Aguaman Pure Water has National Water Quality Association certifiied water specialists level 4 and 5 on staff, so  you can feel comfortable knowing that you will not only get the most state of the art systems, but the knowledge to back them up.  At Aguaman Pure Water we have been for  years converting our customers from bottled water systems.  Our customers include businesses from 2 employees to 2000.  We strongly believe that properly filtered water is a far superior method of getting healthy water to bottled water, healthwise, costwise  and environmentally. Contact Aguaman Pure Water  for a free demo of any of our water coolers for your office.  305-698-0990 or info@goaguaman.com