Bottled vs. Tap

       The short film “The Real Story of Bottled Water vs. Tap” presented by Corporate Accountability International, Polaris Institute, Environmental Working Group, Food & Water Watch and Pacific Institute was unquestionably an eye- opener. I was stunned by information they presented and also found it ironic that water, the healthiest and most beneficial substance in the world is one of the leading causes of pollution & unnecessary depletion of natural oil.  All of this pollution and unnecessary depletion of oil is for a product that is of lower quality, worse taste and sometimes is the exact replica of tap water.  To make matters worse, recycling doesn’t reduce its effect on the planet. For Instance, the United States ships our excess “garbage” (Bottled water) to India. I don’t understand why Americans and other individuals around the world must suffer for a substance we can get for free in our home.  The fact that I use bottle water and believed in the “don’t drink tap water its bad” marketing makes me sick to my stomach because I believed without questioning.  Thus as a result from watching this video, I will try to eliminate bottled water from my diet completely and I will no longer believe in everything people claim, no matter how legitimate it may appear.