{"id":19513,"date":"2018-06-04T11:47:06","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T15:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filtersfast.com\/blog\/?p=19513"},"modified":"2018-06-04T11:47:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T15:47:06","slug":"why-you-should-stop-drinking-bottled-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.filtersfast.com\/blog\/why-you-should-stop-drinking-bottled-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Stop Drinking Bottled Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

The weather is heating up and summer is just around the corner, which means our bodies will be begging us for water. Although the convenience of tossing a few bottles of water in the cooler when heading out to the pool or beach is super easy, there are so many better for you and cheaper alternatives!<\/p>\n

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Here are some reasons you should stop buying those pallets of bottled water at the grocery store and invest in a filtration option for your home.<\/p>\n

Reason #1<\/strong>:\u00a0 Negative environmental impact<\/p>\n

The production and transportation of bottled water wastes precious fossil fuels. It takes a plastic water bottle up to 1,000 years to bio-degrade. Knowing that 80% of water bottles end up in our landfill; that\u2019s a pretty scary statistic! When not recycled, bottles produce mass amounts of litter, not only in landfills but in our lakes, rivers, and oceans.<\/p>\n

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Reason #2<\/strong>: Cost<\/p>\n

The average American spends over $100 per year on bottled water (think $400 per family of 4 on WATER).<\/p>\n

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Reason #3: <\/strong>Health<\/p>\n

Although bottled water companies are starting to use BPA-free plastic, that does not mean that the plastic is not laced with other chemicals that can seep out of the bottles when they are exposed to heat or sit around for a long time. Surprisingly no one knows for sure what the health outcomes are.<\/p>\n

If you want to know even more about how the FDA is regulating bottled water visit this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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These are only three reasons why you should stop buying plastic water bottles, but there are obviously many more.\u00a0 You can find detailed reports and statistics at\u00a0The Water Project<\/a>. Or read\u00a015 Outrageous Facts about Bottled Water.<\/a><\/p>\n

Do you think bottled water is safer and tastes better than general tap water? At FiltersFast.com we have so many alternative options available. We carry a full range of water filtration devices including whole house filtration systems<\/a>, faucet mount filters<\/a>, refrigerator filters<\/a>, filtered water pitchers<\/a> and water bottles<\/a> (to throw in the cooler for the pool or beach).\u00a0Our home water filtration options are endless!<\/p>\n

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Aside from the better taste and smell that filtered water provides, there are other benefits to filtering water as well:<\/p>\n