Last week, I saw a report on WFAA-TV, the local ABC affiliate, that didn’t surprise me at all. I just hope thousands of viewers learned about “The surprise inside your water bottle.”
The surprise? The water in that bottle comes from municipal water sources.
Duh.
Walmart’s brand, Niagara, comes from Grand Prairie, Texas. And it says it right on the label.
“Kroger’s bottles don’t say where their water is sourced, but it’s Dallas City water from Irving.
“Aquafina’s bottle says their product comes from “public water sources.” A company spokesman says it’s Dallas water from Mesquite.
“Tom Thumb’s brand, Refreshe’, doesn’t reveal its source. It’s bottled by Advanced H20 near Duncanville.
“Dasani, a division of Coca-Cola doesn’t give a clue where it comes from on the bottle. Headquarters says that its source is Dallas water mains.
“Nestle Pure Life’s label does say its source is public water supplies, Dallas, Texas.”
The main point of the story is that people are being duped into thinking they’re buying “better” and “cleaner” water. When actually what they’re paying for is plastic bottles, shipping costs and lots of advertising. And don’t even get me started on the fact that, according to the story, only about 25% of water bottles are recycled. But I doubt the recycling rate is even that high. It’s probably closer to 15%.
But here’s a great statistic: “North Texas bottlers are putting enough water to fill 60 Olympic swimming pools into 40 million plastic bottles every month.”
Now that’s a visual.
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