Ontario has some of the country's strongest treatment, testing, operator training and public reporting standards for its municipal drinking water. And, on top of that, it has a program to protect municipal drinking water sources from contamination and depletion. All great reasons to enjoy municipal drinking water and to say "no thanks" to bottled water.
Here are a few more good reasons to say "no" to bottled water:
- It takes more than 3 liters of water to make each plastic water bottle!
- Only one in 5 plastic water bottles ever makes it to a recycling bin - the rest end up in our landfills or as litter, and
- Bottled water is delivered by truck! Tap water is delivered by gravity!
So let's think twice before using bottled water. We can easily reduce or eliminate our use of bottled water by carrying a refillable personal container. So, do yourself and the environment a favour, just say NO to bottled water.