Is the bottled water industry justifiable to the environmental costs? Please explain why the use of more non-biodegradable plastic, transportation costs, and the high pricing make this a "green" enterprise.
by 
Mirage V2.0 AWOL
ANSWERS: 5
-
It's not, which is why things seem to be shifting away from bottled water toward filtering it. I recently read about government agencies in certain parts of the country (San Francisco?) no longer bringing in bottled water, opting to filter local water instead. Also some fancier restaurants are double-filtering water instead of offering the bottled stuff (which I've been doing at home for over a year now).
-
I don't see it as a green enterprise at all. Most of the plastic used for the bottles just gets thrown away. You can get water from your tap, which means less trucks on the road transporting the water. I think that nothing about it makes it environmentally friendly.
-
Are people claiming that it's a green enterprise? I never thought that was up for debate. I like bottled water because I'm a weirdo, but I never kidded myself that consuming it was good for the environment.
-
It is not justifiable to the environment.
-
no no no not at all its a total shame and no need for it at all.... its been proven its no better than tap water and most of the time thats what it is ...tap water p.s. and its lowering the underground water tables to an unstable level and letting salts come to the surface ...it should be banned NOW!!
RELATED QUESTIONS
Copyright 2023, Wired Ivy, LLC