Multi-nationals like Nestle would like you to believe the water you pay a premium for at the store is far better than the stuff gushing out of your tap.
Yet the truth maybe be far less clear.
An opinion piece in the St. Cloud Times lays out the case against buying bottled water, suggesting that regulations for tap water are more stringent than those for bottled water.
In fact:
The National Resources Defense Council tested bottled water and found a third of it contaminated with bacteria, synthetic chemicals and arsenic. The FDA’s regulations on bottled water are weaker than the EPA’s regulations on tap water.
It turns out better than 90% of plastic water bottles end up in the landfill.
Once you figure in the environmental damage caused by pumping, bottling and transporting the stuff, it’s pretty clear the “crystal pure spring water” marketing image fostered by the bottling companies doesn’t pass the sniff test.
Given the problems with at least a third of the bottled water tested, it’s clear why Nestle is going to sometimes questionable lengths to corner the market on supplies of clean spring water in McCloud and Michigan.
Of course, there’s more to come on that particular issue.
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