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What you are about to discover may surprise you!
If you don’t believe it; do your own research. There is plenty of information about this topic on the Internet.
…that don’t
know that
truth about
bottled water.
Don’t be a fool. Learn the truth.
What are the main concerns when comparing bottled water to filtered fountain
water?
Taste
Safety
Myth vs. Truth
Cost
Environment
Others?
TasteMyth
Bottled water taste better
Truth When people are put in a
blind taste test many can’t tell the difference and usually more people prefer the taste of tap water.
If you don’t believe me, try it yourself.
ISB Blind Taste TestWe tested ISB students. Students had to choose which water tasted better: A
or B. They didn’t know which was bottled water and which
was ISB fountain water (filtered).Bottled Water
ISB Filtered Fountain
Water
Taste the same
41 103 29
Safety
Myth Bottled
water is safer and healthier than tap water.
Truth Some bottled water contains:
bacterial contaminants industrial solvents chemicals from plastic (BPA) arsenic, a known carcinogen (cancer causing).
Bottled water is MUCH less regulated for safety than tap water.
Remember bottled water is made for profit; not safety.
Source: Bottled Water; Pure Drink or Pure Hype?, Natural Resources Defense Council http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/bwinx.asp
True or False
All bottled water comes from clean pristine rivers that flow down mountains.
False 40% of bottled water is
actually tap water.
Desani (from Coca Cola) Aquafina (from Pepsi)Both are tap water!!
What about our water?
ISB sells Crystal water. We called Crystal & asked a few
questions.They use filtered tap water.
That’s right, it is the same as ISB water, but you paid for the pretty bottle.
So the bottle itself must be a good thing right?
WRONG!!!The container (bottles) that we store
the water in is actually not safe for us.Bisphenol A (BPA), found in many plastic bottles and
water coolers contains estrogens. Estrogens are female hormones and has been linked to
breast and ovarian cancers and childhood developmental problems.
Phthalates, which are known to disrupt testosterone and other hormones, can leach into bottled water over time.
ISB reusable bottles are BPA & Phthalates free.
Environment:a nightmare from beginning to
end
Bottled water causes over 60 million plastic bottles to be produced, filled, transported and disposed of "every day" in America. That’s just in USA.
Less than 20% of bottles get recycled.
It takes 3 times as much water to produce the bottle as it does to fill it.
Oil is used to make it & ship it. Most bottles never get recycled.
Plastic takes over 300 years to degrade in nature.
Plastic was invented 140 years ago and it is all still here, piling up in our landfills, oceans and communities.
Cost1 ISB bottle =
350 baht
183 school days / year
20 baht/Crystal bottle
20 x 183 = 3660
1 Crystal each dayFor the year = 3660 baht
Tap (filtered) vs. Bottle
Myth The price is worth it
Truth It’s not safer Not cleaner Has a gigantic negative
environmental impact And doesn’t taste better. Yet, people spend about
500 times more for bottled water than they typically do for tap water.
Water changes at ISB2 new water dispensers at the gym and
cafeteria for you to refill your own water bottle.
Bookstore sells water bag & bottles for 350 baht. BPA FREE
Crystal water will double from 10 baht to 20 baht.Remember the fountain water is the same water,
but free!
Don’t be a fool…
Do it for your taste buds,
Do it for your health, Do it for your planet, Do it for your wallet… Say no to bottled water.
Get a BPA free refillable bottle or bag
Watch this moviehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72MCumz5lq4
http://www.tappedthemovie.com/