Advantages And Disadvantages Of Bottled Water

Something small like a bottle of water could be harmful in many ways, but most don’t know or pretend not to acknowledge this issue.The advantages of having bottled water exceed the disadvantages. Commonly, it 's favorable to drink from bottles more than taps. For it 's easier to carry a bottle of water around and there’s the presumption that it 's healthier than tap water. However, when comparing tap and bottled water based on cost, health, environmental impact and taste, tap water proves to be the better choice. Bottle of water consumption cost more than tap water. Although bottled water may appear to be cheap at first, when evaluating its annual cost it is rather expensive in comparison to tap water. As stated in Tom Standage’s

According to the Columbia Water Center, above 80 percent of plastic bottles wind up in landfills (Barclay). Unfortunately, these bottles do not decompose naturally. Thus, toxic chemicals are released when they disintegrate (Barclay). Those chemicals pollute the waterways, contaminate soil, and sicken animals (Schriever). It 's common knowledge that turtles and possibly other creatures lay their eggs, inland and once they hatch they go to the water. Imagine little newborn turtles struggling through bottles on the landfill trying to get to the ocean. Before they get to the sea, they might die or be taken by prey. It would require about 1.5 million barrels of oil to create enough water that people in the U.S. use which cause pollution (New York Times). The Ocean Conservatory affirms that “Ten percent of the plastic manufactured worldwide ends up in the ocean, the majority of that settling on the ocean floor where it will never degrade” (Schriever). Bottles in the sea is a problem because sea animals could get trapped in the water bottles or get hit by them also they breathe in the toxic chemicals it releases. Battle of water, especially plastic ones is harmful to the