When it comes to water in bottles, there are two kinds of plastic to consider: PET & Polycarbonate. We’ll handle PET first.
PET plastic has the recycle code# 1 under the bottle. Most bottled water comes in PET. There are a couple health concerns of note with PET (ranked from most serious to least):
• Bacteria – It happens when water is left stagnant. Especially when the water is dechlorinated like most bottled waters (plus the bottles are difficult to wash). Most of the health problems associated with this kind of …

Welcome to part 4 of 6 on our water choices. (Check out Part 1, 2, and 3).
It’s time to talk taste, cuz the only thing worse than skunked water is skunked beer.
Most people cannot taste the difference in bottled waters or even high quality tap waters. I’ve conducted a number of water taste tests through the years. While individuals may have some preferences, over a large group there tends to be nothing that stands out.
The first questions…should water have a taste? I believe in this crazy thing called …

We’re up to Part 3 of our 6 part conversation on water choices (Check out Part 1 and 2).
We’ve reached your pocketbook…how much does it cost to choose water?
In SF, tap water costs about $3 per 1000 gallons. That translates to $0.0008 per liter. Compare that to most bottled water prices (Aquafina is about $1.50/L, other premium waters run upwards of $2/L).
That’s a 2000 X as much for bottled water. 2000! I can’t think of anything I pay that kind of premium on in my life.