The production of bottled water requires a multiple of energy compared to the production of drinking water, plus transport and plastic waste, especially if recycled incorrectly.

Gesamtbetrag von Kohlenstoffdioxid-Emissionen, der direkt bzw. indirekt durch Aktivitäten oder Lebensstadien von Flaschenwasser und Leitungswasser entstehen bzw. verursacht werden.

202 g CO2/liter on average for bottled water

less than 0.35 g CO2/liter in drinking water

For one euro you get about two to five liters of mineral water. 500 liters cost up to €250 and more, depending on the bottled water price.

For one euro you get around 500 liters of drinking water from the tap
Source image-witten.de trinkwasser-vs-mineralwasser

In a study in 2020, GutCert considered and evaluated all emission-relevant process steps of mineral and drinking water over the entire life cycle and calculated the emission factors. Drinking water scores 586 times better.

Solution in the event of contamination: the purest drinking water free of bacteria and other contaminants
Reliable solution for decades • Reverse osmosis filter device in the kitchen

Microplastics are everywhere – even in mineral water

The results of a new global microplastics study are ironic: Bottled drinking water is often contaminated – possibly by the bottles themselves.

Mineral water study: We are drinking more and more mineral water. According to calculations by the statistics platform Statista, we drank around 391 billion liters of bottled water in 2017. In 2012 it was only 288 billion liters. In view of such gigantic numbers, the study raises an important question: How harmful is the consumption of small and very small plastic particles?

Microplastics as an “emerging contaminant of concern.” Heather Leslie, environmental toxins expert
Source dw.com

Intestinal diseases from plastic bottles

Chinese scientists recently made an alarming finding: significantly more microplastic particles were found in the stool of patients with inflammatory bowel disease compared to healthy people.

The more microplastics, the more severe the diseases. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) was the most common. Those who drank water from plastic bottles had about twice as many microplastics in their stools. People who eat more food made of plastic material were also more exposed (according to Environ.Sci.Technol. 2021, online December 22). Scientists have been warning of the pro-inflammatory effects of phthalates and microplastics in the food chain for many years.

Hundreds of millions of plastic bottles a day – this is fueling the flood of plastic waste enormously. The consequences for the biosphere and for human health are not yet foreseeable.
Source rf-news.de