Pauline
October 6, 2006 at 5:35 pm
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Pauline
October 6, 2006 at 5:35 pm
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CTV News has a story claiming that in some cities, drinking plain tap water is safer than drinking bottled water!
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Plus, it’s 3000 times more expensive, according to the article.
The research was done by the Sierra Legal Defence Fund, and a full report is on their website here:
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Bart
October 6, 2006 at 6:04 pm
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wow that’s crazy… I’ve always have been drinking tap water here in toronto… in mexico that’s a different story.
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protectress
October 8, 2006 at 1:53 pm
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Hey Raptor,
Remember what I was telling you about “environmental racism” here in the United States. I think Canadians probably already know that the U.S. already has issues with hatred and racism. Well, many minorities and poor people have to boil their water because it’s disgusting. A lot of people do this. They also advise you not to leave your water bottles in the heat because the plastic waters contaminate the water. I reuse my water bottles with (as much as possible) purified water or boiled water that has cooled and then I recycle the ones that I don’t use anymore.
What do you do?
RED
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Bart
October 8, 2006 at 2:04 pm
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I actually do the same  We reuse a lot of the water bottles here and at work… we recycle a lot of things here, we also have a “Green bin” which is for organic foods that is picked up separately from the normal garbage…
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protectress
October 8, 2006 at 2:08 pm
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That’s great. We don’t have recycling bins at the apartment complexes in my city. We also don’t have a communal recycling place. Only houses have accompanying recycle bins. I don’t let this deter me, so I go to my friend’s house and use her bin.
Rachie
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Bart
October 8, 2006 at 2:38 pm
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That’s great Rachie, we need more people like you
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urbanman
October 10, 2006 at 8:21 pm
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It’s incredible how we now have come full circle on this bottled water thing.
I have known for years that my tap water here in Toronto is probably better than what I can buy bottled. But try telling my teenagers that!
I have also heard that from the lack of flouride in bottled water that kids are having more dental problems than ever before. That wasn’t a problem when we all drank tap water!
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Pauline
October 10, 2006 at 8:25 pm
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Fluoridation is another hot button issue. It does improve kids’ teeth but at what (health) cost? Maybe I’ll do some research… ;D
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max-whittaker
October 10, 2006 at 8:33 pm
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I can believe that. I’ve never been a fan of bottled water. It tastes strange and isn’t worth the cost. Most of the water I drink comes from the tap. Now, I acknowledge that it’s probably not much better, but I take what I can get in a society of lesser and greater evils.
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Bart
October 10, 2006 at 8:40 pm
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still I think drinking water that’s not 100% pure is good for you.. you want your body to build up some immunity to minor bacteria or otherwise you’ll be sick all the time…
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Mat Conway
October 10, 2006 at 8:55 pm
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The only time I’ve drunk bottled water in any amount was when I was in Georgia (the country not the state) and that’s because the local water really didn’t agree with me and I was seriously starting to loose weight! All the water out of their was from wells, I was fine until they changed wells (they were running low) and a load of us got ill.
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gimmebear
October 11, 2006 at 1:10 am
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Besides the water, what really gets me is all the people who drink bottled water and never reuse a single bottle. Just because something isn’t brand new, doesn’t mean it’s not good anymore. I wonder how much money one can actually save just by drinking tap water with a reuseable bottle. Not to mention the other benefits. As money seems to be foremost on people’s minds, any ideas how much one can save?
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Pauline
October 11, 2006 at 2:09 am
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My family does that, refills bottles with tap water. It’s important to wash them out between uses, though.
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