There are pros and cons to everything, including drinking bottled water.
It’s more expensive and adds unnecessary waste to the environment, but it’s also a way to avoid drinking harmful chemicals that can even be found, in small quantities, in rich countries.
According to the Economist, the global industry “is now worth about $60 billion. As well as the plain variety, there are now bottled waters laced with all sorts of extra ingredients, such as caffeine, appetite suppressants, skin enhancers and even laxatives. Bottled-water giants such as Nestlé, the Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo reckon that the market will continue to fizz. ”
Bottled water may becoming more popular because the pros outweigh the cons or it may be because water fountains are mysteriously disappearing and drink machines are appearing.
Click here to read more about the good, the bad and the ugly of bottled water.
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