I prefer just getting a 1 gallon jug. Much less plastic and should do fine in those “just in case” times. Multiple plastic bottles is going to have a much higher concentration of leached chemicals. Although water is generally not much of a concern in this part of the northwest so just keeping a little bit is generally fine.
The people I see are generally buying a couple cases are definitely doing it for personal use. They usually have their kids with them so it’s likely not for a business.
Plastic water bottles are the number one litter that I find when picking up garbage in the neighborhood. I also see many crushed pretty small vertically which sends odd to me. Why crush it if you are going to toss it? And why crush it the more difficult way? Is it possibly a drug use thing?
Again, that is not really an issue here in Washington.
Filtered pitchers are not very expensive. Even buying actual brand named Brita filters at $15 per filter yields you 120 gallons of filtered water. That’s 12.5¢/gallon. Costco water here is $7.80 for 40 half liter bottles or 39¢/liter. Normalizing that is $1.47/gallon. Costco bottled water is significantly more expensive.
I hate going to Costco and seeing people buy multiple 24 packs of those. I have not been anywhere in this state that has bad tap water.
Except the Bay Area which the article warns about.
Article says they found cancer causing agents in bottled water in the Bay Area
I keep a case in the car just in case
I prefer just getting a 1 gallon jug. Much less plastic and should do fine in those “just in case” times. Multiple plastic bottles is going to have a much higher concentration of leached chemicals. Although water is generally not much of a concern in this part of the northwest so just keeping a little bit is generally fine.
The people I see are generally buying a couple cases are definitely doing it for personal use. They usually have their kids with them so it’s likely not for a business.
Plastic water bottles are the number one litter that I find when picking up garbage in the neighborhood. I also see many crushed pretty small vertically which sends odd to me. Why crush it if you are going to toss it? And why crush it the more difficult way? Is it possibly a drug use thing?
I’m with you, I judge them too. Those douchbags gave us the great Pacific Garbage Patch and microplastocs in our brains
City water usually tastes of chlorine. Totally drinkable, but not super pleasant.
Costco 24 packs are cheap AF.
Filtered water pitchers are expensive AF.
If you have a fridge with filtered water and try to buy carbon filters locally, they’re more expensive per gallon than the Costco water.
I buy generic filters in bulk that are cheaper per gallon, but it’s not by that much.
If we want to save the environment, we need to invent a super cheap refillable carbon filter and a way to use it easily.
Again, that is not really an issue here in Washington.
Filtered pitchers are not very expensive. Even buying actual brand named Brita filters at $15 per filter yields you 120 gallons of filtered water. That’s 12.5¢/gallon. Costco water here is $7.80 for 40 half liter bottles or 39¢/liter. Normalizing that is $1.47/gallon. Costco bottled water is significantly more expensive.