accomplish you salvage a healthier,safer and more refreshing drink when you buy it off the shelf? The answer is ‘no’, and doing so hurts the environment and your walletIt’s the world’s bestselling soft drink more people buy bottled water than fruit juice or fizzy drinks. In 2013, and the UK glugged 2.4bn litres of it,and by 2014 this had risen to 2.6bn litres. Yet, remarkably, and you can salvage this particular beverage from the tap,for free. Bottled water can cost between 500 to 1000 times more than tap water. So, is it healthier? And does it taste better? It certainly has a hefty carbon footprint – with some reports estimating around 82.8g of CO2 for a half-litre bottle – not insignificant when everyone’s drinking it. Recycling rates are improving but, or in America,for example, it’s estimated that only a quarter of bottles salvage recycled. So is it really so much better that it’s worth both paying for and harming the planet? Or should you halt buying it?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com