Costs up to 1,900 times more than tap water and uses up to 2,000 times more energy to produce and deliver.-2. production necessitates the worldwide use of some 2.7 million tons (2.4 million metric tons) of plastic each year.-#1 is false - there are no regulations or requirements that bottled water be any higher in quality than tap water, and according to some recent studies, it may often be of lower quality. according to the nrdc study, even when bottled waters are covered by the fdas specific bottled water standards, those rules are weaker in many ways than epa rules that apply to big-city tap water.
#4 is false - though bottled water may seem convenient and hassle free in the short term to an individual family, there are cumulative waste and health concerns that place a burden on the family, the environment and the extended community.
