Ban the water bottles!

I have one friend who says she's become Nazi-esque about water bottles so am posting this to encourage the rest of us to follow her lead. It was originally posted on Idealbite.com (which we suggested a week or so ago) and sent to us by Julie Wallace, one of my greener friends.

Love your bottled water but feel a little naughty each time you toss the plastic bottle in the recycle bin?

The Bite
Use water filters instead - tap water might contain contaminants, but (believe it or not) bottled water isn't always cleaner. Use home water filters such as faucet-mounted or pitcher filters - the best way to ensure a clean supply of drinking water at home.

The Benefits
Save the 1.5 million tons of plastic expended in the bottling of 89 billion liters of water each year. Get rid of contaminants normally found in tap water such as chlorine, cryptosporidium, Giardia, lead and pesticide runoff.
Save money - check out the Bang for the Bite (left) for the juicy details.
Filters are a safer bet - up to 40% of all bottled water comes from a city water system, just like tap water.
For more tips, check out www.idealbite.com

Personally Speaking
We both have faucet-mounted Brita filters and are somewhat notorious for refilling and carrying hard plastic water bottles with us everywhere.

Wanna Try
Brita - this is our favorite - $34.99 (refill filters are $32.99 for 2)
Pur - Very pretty, for you brushed chrome lovers... $49.49 (replacement filters: 4 for $37.98)
Top 10 home water filters, water purifiers & water treatment system brands compared by price, performance and ongoing costs
Nice cost comparison of various water filter options available

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