Stop using Bottled water

Water is the most crucial necessity in the life of every individual especially the drinking water. The water used for consumption has to pure and fit for the drinking purpose as the contaminants and impurities dissolved in the tap water can lead to various health related hazards and water-borne diseases. So, there are basically two choices to consume the safe drinking water, one is the use of an RO system which uses the advanced techniques of purification of water and other which is very easily available are the bottled water of various brands in the market. It is our wish to use any one of them but there are some factors which we must ponder about before taking the decision to choose bottled water.

·         Cost of the bottled water

If we camped the cost of the bottled water and the RO purified water, we will observe a huge difference as the RO just needs the installation charges and after that we can continue to get regular supply of purified water for a long term with little maintenance time wise whereas incase of bottled water, it is very costly and the per litre difference will amount to almost 300 times more than the RO filtered water.

·         Method of storage

The bottled water are processed in large tanks which are unsure to be clean on a regular basis. Also the bottled water are stored in a humid atmosphere which can lead to growth of bacteria inside sometimes. As the water is stored in plastic bottles and exposed to sunlight during the transportation, the water can indeed become unfit whereas we can very easily consume the RO water in our homes free from any such issues.

·         Effect on the environment

As we know that plastic is a a non-biodegradable substance which does not decompose and mix up with the soil. The bottled water after their use are thrown here and there in the surroundings which is a major concern for the environment. On the other hand, the RO water has no such problems related to it. In fact the waste hard water which it generates can be utilised for many household tasks.

·         Authencity of bottled water

There is always a fear of consuming the bottled water and that relates to its authenticity. There are many cases where the disposed bottles are recycled and filled up with the unfiltered water and sold at many places. Thus, it is always safe to carry our water while we are traveling or out.

·         Taste differences

The RO purified water has a unique sweet kind of a taste which is always the same whereas we may notice differences in taste of bottled water which is again not a good sign about the quality of water being bottled.

Therefore, it is always better to use the RO purified water at homes than consuming the bottled water for a better assurance of quality, keeping us safe from certain health hazards and taking a  big step towards a cleaner and green environment.