Facts that show why bottled water is one of the biggest scams of the century

In 2016, 4 billion pounds of plastic was used in US bottled water production. Flickr/Vlad B.

Bottled water is one of the biggest scams of the century. Being that bottled water and clean tap water are practically identical in terms of purity and taste. In fact, in a study conducted in 2011, it was found that only a third of the blind taste testers could correctly identify the tap in front of bottled water.

Even so, almost 780 million people around the world do not have access to a source of clean water (water that flows through a domestic connection, a well, a well or a protected spring). On the other hand, in the United States, 99.2% of the country has access to clean tap water, but many Americans chose to drink bottled water because of concerns about bad taste and pollution.

An expensive scam

Although it is a real scam, its sale remains, in fact in 2016, 4 billion pounds of plastic was used in the production of bottled water in the United States.

On the other hand, the production of bottled water is an expensive and resource-intensive process that requires crude oil and additional water.

However, while some Americans get tap water, the rest pays for the bottled variety at a cost of $ 100 billion a year. In such a way, the average cost of a gallon of bottled water in a single service in the USA It’s almost $9.50, according to FoodandWaterWatch. That’s almost three times more expensive than the average price of a gallon of milk, and almost four times the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline. Bottled water costs almost 2,000 times more than tap water, which costs less than a penny per gallon.

There are those who consider that this price, which is really high, is justified by the health benefits of bottled water, but in most cases, that is not true.

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Source: Erin Brodwin and Aylin Woodward | Business Insider