Bottled water is 3,500 times worse for the environment than tap water

Re:Bottled water is 3,500 times worse for the environment th... by Xylakant on Sunday August 15, 2021 @04:45PM (#28192363)

To add an example, Berlin just had a “boil water and don’t shower” order out for some regions because 2 samples of their continuous water testing regime showed low amounts of some specific bacteria. The problem was rectified within a day. Tap water is taken serious here, regulations are far stricter than for bottled water.

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Re:Bottled water is 3,500 times worse for the environment th... by noir_lord on Sunday August 15, 2021 @05:05PM (#28192534)

Same in the UK - we do it so well that water safety isn't a thing anyone thinks about because tap water is simply safe.

I'm 41, I've drank "council pop" (what my grandma sweetly called it) since I was old enough to turn the tap and never once gotten ill.

Local water company does half a million tests a year - 99.949% of all tests are excellent and of the remainder vast majority are within acceptable guidelines (they go way beyond the mandated standard).

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