Study Shows That Bottled Water Is 3,500 Times More Harmful to the Environment Than Tap Water

Additionally, there would be 1,400 times more impact to ecosystems and 3,500 times higher cost of resource extraction.

Unfortunately, the popularity of bottled water has continued to rise around the globe.

However, there is also a cost.

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Mistrust is part of the issue that researchers found in Barcelona.

And while people may feel safer drinking bottled water, that comfort may be an illusion.

The standards for bottled water, on the other hand, are much more lax.

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So, what to do?

First, ditch the plastic and purchase a reusable glass bottle.