Yes

by Stephen Cook

Created on: July 05, 2010

Yes, filtered tap water is better than bottled water.  Not only is it less expensive, but there are several other benefits that filtered tap water offers.  This article will explain why filtered tap water is better than bottled water.

>>> Price <<<

Buying a water filtration system (even with replacement filters) for a home faucet will be much cheaper than buying bottled water in the long run.  If you buy bottled water often for several years, then your amount of money spent could be in the thousands of dollars!  If you want to be able to bring your water with you wherever you please, then you can buy a re-usable water bottle at your store.  You can use it for sports, everyday water drinking, etc., without having to buy individual bottles of water which will add up greatly over time.

>>> Healthiness <<<

Drinking filtered tap water is healthier than drinking water that has been sitting in plastic bottles.  This is because many plastics that are used for bottled water containers contain un-healthy chemicals.  Add the factors of how the bottled water may have sat in heat while being shipped and how long the water has been in the bottles and suddenly the water (which may have absorbed those chemicals) doesn't look so appealing.  Filtered tap water on the other hand can take out bad chemicals and pollutants and leave the water clean for drinking.

>>> Not All It's Cracked Up To Be <<<

Bottled water isn't all it's cracked up to be.  Although you may think that the water that you buy in the bottles is "special" or from a spring somewhere, it usually isn't.  If you look at the label of a bottle of water it should tell where it is from.  Many times it will say that the water is just the city water from the place where the water was packaged, not some magical spring.  The bottled water that you may be drinking could very easily be the same water that comes through your typical tap - without an added filtration system.  Buying tap water in a bottle that can be unhealthy is definitely not the best way to spend your money.

Bottled water has many disadvantages and a cost that can be much more expensive than the alternative.  Tap water, even with a home water filtration system, is obviously much cheaper (and even healthier) than buying many bottles of water over a long period of time.

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