[CFrance]

Recycling is good, but not all plastic that is recycled can be made into something else. It's better not to buy bottled water at all than it is to buy it when there are alternatives, recycling notwithstanding.

[JoMar]

The Villages does recycle so the bottles should never end up in a landfill, plus, recycled materials help keep the cost of manufacturing lower which should help us all.

[CFrance]

Making bottles to meet America’s demand for bottled water uses more than 17 million barrels of oil annually, enough to fuel 1.3 million cars for a year1. And that’s not even including the oil used for transportation.

The energy we waste using bottled water would be enough to power 190,000 homes2.

Last year, the average American used 167 disposable water bottles, but only recycled 38.3

Americans used about 50 billion plastic water bottles last year. However, the U.S.’s recycling rate for plastic is only 23 percent, which means 38 billion water bottles – more than $1 billion worth of plastic – are wasted each year3

For the rest of this article, see here: Bottled Water Facts | Ban the Bottle

[Bonanza]

My husband and I drink the water directly from the faucet and we're both still alive.

[Allegiance]

Penn and Teller did a great show on water. B

[Allegiance]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YFKT4jvN4OE

[Nova Filtration]

I think if you saw what the Nova filters removed or looked like in 12-15 months of use it may change your mind about how good the water here isn't!

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I just bought a rug at Ace Hardware made from recycled water bottles.
I like to think that the plastic which goes to recycling doesn't go into landfills. Am I naive

A lot of the composite decking material such as Trex is also made from plastic bottles.

But I drink the tap water here and it's fine. My wife insists that we keep out 5 gallon dispenser bottle full. We get it from the machine at Publix. I'm well aware that it's just filtered tap water, but it's cheap and it makes her happy. The good thing about it is that we can get ice cold or boiling hot water instantly from the dispenser. Still, I hardly ever use it.

Tap water is fine. It also has all of those minerals and impurities which help build your immune system.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Allegiance

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YFKT4jvN4OE

That is hilarious!

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Nova Filtration

I think if you saw what the Nova filters removed or looked like in 12-15 months of use it may change your mind about how good the water here isn't!

An opinion from a completely unbiased source.

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

An opinion from a completely unbiased source.

It'll be like the guy who comes and vacuums areas of your house then tells you how filthy your house is !! LOL

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by Bonny

It'll be like the guy who comes and vacuums areas of your house then tells you how filthy your house is !! LOL

When we were first married the son of my wife's friend essentially pulled this stunt. Most expensive vacuum we have purchased to this date.

[Nova Filtration]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

An opinion from a completely unbiased source.

Respectfully, I'm not stating an opinion,

the photo's below show the primary and secondary filters after 13 months, (they can be used over two years without clogging up), they start out new pure white.

The darker color in the picture doesn't really show the dirt as looks in person.

the first picture shows the secondary on left primary on right.

Second filter is close up of primary filter


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[dewilson58]

I filter my water.

Pretty cheap investment.

Not Nova.

[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by Nova Filtration

I think if you saw what the Nova filters removed or looked like in 12-15 months of use it may change your mind about how good the water here isn't!

The water tests that filtration companies use will ALWAYS show lousy results for water in a particular area.
As far as I know, no death certificate shows that someone has died from drinking unfifltered water.