Do you hate the taste of tap water so much that you grab for a bottle instead? You may be making a mistake for your wallet and your taste buds. Do you really know where your bottled water comes from? Most people don’t, which explains the continued sales of commercially packaged water. However, would you still buy water bottles if you knew that 64% of bottled waters come from tap water?

The Problems with Bottle Water

Bottled water has several problems with it that consumers rarely notice due to its convenience. While drinking water instead of sugary, caffeinated sodas is a preferable choice for health, choosing a bottle of water could be potentially detrimental to your wellbeing and that of the planet.

High Cost

First, bottles of water have a high cost compared to pouring your own drink from the tap. The costs include the use of the bottling plant, plastic, and packaging. You will save money by skipping bottles of water and using your home’s water supply. 

Bad Taste

In some cases, bottled water can have a bad taste because much of the supply comes from municipal water sources. That means that you’re basically drinking tap water from another part of the country when you drink many brands of bottled water. If you don’t like the taste of your own tap water, why would you pay more to drink someone else’s?

Wasteful

One of the most concerning problems with bottled water today is its wasteful nature. Though many areas accept these bottles for recycling, few actually get reused. In fact, as many as 70% of water bottles end up in landfills, as litter, or burned.

Potentially Dangerous

Did you know that bottled water could pose a serious risk to your health? If you or someone in your family has a compromised immune system, they should not drink most types of bottled water due to the chance of ingesting the parasite Cryptosporidium. Though not common, this parasite can cause a fatal illness in those on chemotherapy or with compromised immune systems. Even healthy people can become ill from it though they recover more easily. The only way to avoid this type of parasite is through drinking water purified by reverse osmosis or distilled water. Avoid drinking the latter, though, of its bland taste.

How to Correct the Problems with Bottle Water

The best way to avoid problems with bottled water is to pour your own tap water into reusable bottles. However, if you want better-tasting water without the risk of Cryptosporidium, use a reverse osmosis water purifier on your home’s main drinking water tap.

A reverse osmosis water purifier fits easily under a counter and can remove almost all impurities from your water at a fraction of the cost of purchasing bottled water. Plus, you don’t have to worry about waste. Unlike bottled water, there are no bottles to throw away. Even the operation of our reverse osmosis system uses a more efficient method to lower water wasted during purification.

Find Out How to Get a Reverse Osmosis Water System for Your Home from Best Home Water Treatment Systems

Learn how to get better water and stop putting money into the bottled water producers’ pockets by getting a reverse osmosis system installed in your home. Call us at 951.737.1500 or message us online at Best Home Water Treatment Systems to schedule a consultation with one of our water experts. You can get better water from your home with a reverse osmosis water system.