Comments on: Bottled Water is Not as Safe as Tap Water, says GAO

By: Diane MacEachern

Diane MacEachern — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:38:03 +0000

You’re absolutely right, Rob. Thanks for sharing your perspective.

By: Rob Feckler

Rob Feckler — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:07:25 +0000

Access to clean drinking water is the right of everybody. Consumers also have the right to know the real deal about plastic bottles and BPA. In the long run, it is all about providing people with good information in order for them to make the right choices.

By: water bottle

water bottle — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:20:11 +0000

Tap water is safer as long we all remember to clean our reusable water bottles regularly 🙂 We sell water bottles and have had some very icky bottles returned with people complaining that the bottle “smells funny” etc. Actually, the problem is that they never allow them to dry and hence mould starts breeding inside – eek! So please everyone, to make your bottles safe, clean your water bottle out everyday and leave them to dry out completely upside down at least once a week. Happy drinking.

By: Living La Vida Verde

Living La Vida Verde — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:46:09 +0000

I started selling glass water bottles on my green website as an alternative to bottled water when I realized how commonplace this wasteful practice has become! I hate to admit that I was caught up in the bottled water fad and it’s sad to realize how many people still are. Everywhere you look these bottles and cans are being used for a few minutes and then added to our landfills. People don’t mean to be so wasteful, we just don’t THINK about it. Our society is so wasteful and we need to make the small steps now to ease us into a more efficient and green lifestyle for the future. http://www.livinglavidaverde.net for the bottles I mentioned and green articles.

By: Diane MacEachern

Diane MacEachern — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:10:05 +0000

Thanks for all your comments. Let’s use our purse and buy something other than beverages bottled in plastic. That’s one sure way to get the attention of the manufacturers.

By: Sommer @greenmom

Sommer @greenmom — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:23:10 +0000

I hope this catches on. For people that buy the bottled water I hope they begin to realize that it isn’t as safe, eco-friendly and it just doesn’t make sense. Changing a habit is never easy but this is an easy habit to break! Thanks for the great post Diane!

By: Pathfinder

Pathfinder — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:57:52 +0000

Great post I especially found it both educational and most useful.

By: Green Fundraising Ideas

Green Fundraising Ideas — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:37:15 +0000

I LOVE THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS AROUND THE BLOGGING WORLD!!! AMEN! Let it be heard loud and clear. I hope we all keep talking about it so people start to understand they really don’t need bottled water in their life at all! Thanks for talking about it here.

By: Brandie

Brandie — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:27:48 +0000

Thanks for the info! I’ve linked it up over at themotherhod.com =)

By: Jennifer Taggart, TheSmartMama

Jennifer Taggart, TheSmartMama — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:41:09 +0000

I’ve been telling people for years that setting aside the environmental impacts of plastic bottles and transporting water (and that’s a big concern), it still doesn’t make sense to drink it because while the FDA basically follows the same (but not exact) guidelines as the EPA, it doesn’t have the same rigorous testing requirements or the hammer of enforcement. It is nice now to have the GAO’s report to use as “proof” for those that need it.