It is much easier to grab a water bottle than take the time to fill up a water bottle from the Brita water filter or even the tap (which is my favorite)! There are several factors that Sally’s mother should think about before purchasing the bottled water. First, bottled water is no better for you than tap water. Despite what marketing ploys advertising companies use in efforts to scam you into buying the water it is no better for you and in some cases it can be worse (with the additives added to bottled water to improve the taste). Most big name water bottle brands are essentially filtered tap water (ref.
How can people meet this requirement? People have two choices, either tap water or bottled water. Water is vital to life, and although people can live for several weeks on water alone, they cannot survive for more than a few days without water. Bottled water can taste better then tap water because of the way it is disinfected at the production site of the water. The biggest controversy is bottled water vs. tap water.
In the words of mahondas ghandi “There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.” If we continue to consume bottled water at the rate we are now, 20 years from now we may not have any water left for the need of mankind. Not only is the bottled water business draining our earth's most precious natural resource, but its waste is one of the leading causes in pollution in our society today. I first became interested in bottled water when a friend once told me that dasani is simply NY tap water. Naturally I didn't believe him because I didn't think they would be allowed to do that. Take a municipal's source of public water, pump it, and resell it?
There is no such thing as free water, that saying is not true someone has to pay for it whether it is a home owner or a landlord someone has to pay the water bill it is usually broken down into quarterly payments every four months a year. So by paying for good tasting water is worth it. The reason why tap water and bottled water have a different taste is because of how it is processed and disinfected. Tap water is disinfected with chlorine, ultraviolet light, chloramine, and ozone to kill disease-causing germs. (U.S. EPA, 2005,para 12) The reason for using these disinfectants in the water systems like chlorine and chloramine is because they are effective and inexpensive and as it travels through the pipes it continues to disinfect traveling to the homes and businesses.
Another study at the University of Missouri shows that bottled water increases the growth of breast cells by 78%.” I don’t think humans should pay more money for water that tastes the same as tap water and also hurts the environment just to risk their lives. I don’t think you want to add another symptom leading to cancer; one of our foremost death causes. In addition to the brand-new water bottles having chemicals inside, even reusing the bottles with our own tap water has its disadvantages. Studies show that if water bottles that are made of single-use plastic are reused, then they can produce leach chemicals in the water that lead to bacterial growth. I think that humans should not waste money for single-use items when they got all the water they need at home.
Those in favor of taxing unhealthy foods believe that those foods are the cause of obesity, taxing would be an effective intervention that would reduce consumption of unhealthy foods, and taxing would create revenue to fund programs focused on combatting obesity. Those against taxing unhealthy foods point out that there is “no clear evidence” that unhealthy foods cause obesity, taxing would unfairly target minorities, the poor, and the obese, and that revenue generated to fund programs focused on combatting obesity would more than likely not go to such programs. 3. What is your viewpoint on the issue? Consider the shades of gray options.
We have all seen the diet pill advertisements that show us incredible results normally in some type of “before and after” pictures that are followed by a testimony of the products authenticity. But, if you pay close attention to the amount of weight lost and the amount of time it took to lose this weight the results don’t seem as miraculous. Normally with hard work and commitment the results that are glorified in these advertisements can be achieved even without the products. Nevertheless, the scandal of diet pills is by far the least threatening risk ran when taking these products. Even now years after the introduction of diet pills, no brand sold over the counter has ever been evaluated by the Food and Drug
Almost 77% of water bottles are not recycled. More often than not, water bottles end up by the road side, in the rivers and oceans. This contributes a lot of pollution to the air and harms the ozone layer. Bottled water is also extremely expensive compared to tap water. “Meanwhile if you choose to get your recommended eight glasses a day from bottled water, you could spend up to $1,400 annually.
Examination of PowerMaster case support the idea that any philosophy or course of action that does not consider the public interest is vulnerable in today’s business environment. The more enlightened business climate creates the need for a trusting relationship between a firm and its various publics. It is called “business ethics” – “and is supposed to analyze moral and ethical rules in the economic world”. When the G. Heileman Brewing Company decided to market their product, Colt 45 PowerMaster, there were no ethical views considered. Foremost, the newer PowerMaster brand had higher alcohol content than the previous malt brand by the name Colt 45.
I could see I there were scientific facts or data that would confirm that statement to be true and that by running the water it prevented germs but nothing has been issued to the media outlets such as the TV news stations with this type of comment to my knowledge. If this was so all companies in the fast food industry, hospitality and more would have adopted that way of preventing germs. Starbucks defended themselves by saying, the running taps were needed to meet health standards. I would say they were just wasting water and had not clear understanding of what the consequences would be once the news got out into the public. This is very unfortunate when most countries in Africa do not have clean running water and here Starbucks is washing it down the drain without thought.