Is Tap water Cleaner than Bottled Water Sold at Stores?
Maybe not cleaner but the two are one in the same. I learned quickly that bottled water is actually no safer than tap water in most cases. There are no federal regulations requiring bottled water to be any safer or purer than tap water if it is bottled and sold within the same state. In order to avoid regulations, bottled water companies dont transport water across state lines. That means the quality of 60% to 70% of bottled water is questionable at best. Is tap water cleaner than bottled water sold at stores? There is no doubt that tap water is full of contaminants but bottled water is no better. Since 25 percent of bottled water comes from the tap, the two are pretty much the same. Neither is safer or cleaner than the other. However, when it comes to choosing between tap water and bottled water, I would choose tap. At the very least tap water is less expensive and less polluting than bottled water. In the US alone, 60,000,000 bottles are disposed of everyday. Furthermore, consumers p
