Comments on: Eco-Friendly Friday: Ditch the Bottled Water

By: portrait oil painting

portrait oil painting — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:15:33 +0000

I agree with you. Here in our place water is one of the major sources of diseases. Because of this most household are resorting to bottled or processed drinking water. In our house, dad bought this water purifier which contains some stones or pebbles that contribute in the purification of water. This can be used several times or after some time. The pebbles shall then undergo activation in order to revive their purifying activity. Since we started using this purifier, our expenses on buying processed water decreased.

By: linen

linen — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:59:46 +0000

Yeah, and I even worry about so called plastic ‘reusable’ bottles. The only ones I will really trust will be those I buy at serious camping/outdoor stores. The rest I don’t trust. I know that a lot of brands like Aquafina claim to store their water into reusable bottles (therefore there is no leak of dangerous chemicals) but I’m not inclined to agree with them on this point. I still think there’s some cheating going on somewhere down the line.
In the long run, even though water purification systems can be expensive, it might just cost you less than years of buying $2.00 water!

By: soothsayer

soothsayer — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:08:52 +0000

I agree! Even if Aquafina is good water when it leaves the filter, it sits in a plastic bottle for God knows how long. Plastic leaches toxic chemicals into your water. Please see my blog post for more information:

http://soothsayer-says.blogspot.com/2007/08/on-tap-bottled-water-thats-safe-to.html

Signed, another eco mom– aka soothsayer

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:04:42 +0000

Oh heavens! Thanks for letting me know about my error…got that fixed right up. I had a pretty good laugh though!

By: Carla

Carla — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:43:44 +0000

Sorry to leave as a comment – there seems to be a typo in “pubic water source”

By: Mama K

Mama K — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:45:10 +0000

The ideal would to get a reverse osmosis filter put on your own tap water.
If only I had the $! We do love our Brita and Sigg and KK bottles though.

For us, the thriftiest green tip has been using cloth… diapers, napkins, rags.
It took awhile to get into the reusuable mindset, but now I’m branching out into reusable plates and silverwear for parties. (Purchase inexpensive glass plates at Bed Bath & Beyond and flatwear at thriftstores.)

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:35:19 +0000

Thanks Beth! It is a great tip too.

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:46:57 +0000

I don’t think it’s totally fair to call Aquafina and other purified water “glorified tap water.” Aquafina goes through a 7-step purification process that includes reverse osmosis. I think it’s great that people are trying to cut back on how much unnecessary trash they put out but sometimes you still need to fall back on the convenience factor. The tap water in my area is not consistently safe to drink, so if I am not at home using my own filter, I want to buy something that I know is clean…refilling my bottle from a public water fountain is just not an option here.

By: Beth H

Beth H — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:05:50 +0000

oh this is great...I just posted one on my blog. Homemade laundry detergent at In the Key of Life