Aquafina admits the truth about it’s water
Posted by Tyler Kinch on July 29th, 2007
The U.S. manufacturer of Aquafina bottled water will soon revise the product’s label to clearly show the drink is made with treated tap water.
I posted last year about the United Church thinking of banning bottled water, as water is a human right, and should not be privatized into a commodity. This is not the only controversy surrounding bottled water. The environmental impact of the waste produced by the bottled water industry is huge. Water bottles clog the landfills every year.
Now I will admit that I have bought bottled water before and probably will in the future due to the convenience factor. But I still think it’s important to be aware of what you are actually buying.
July 29th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
Our tap water is good water, but they put chlorine in it, you can smell it sometimes. I drink bottled water, but we recycle our bottles
July 30th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
It is amazing how with a bit of packaging, advertising an ‘image’ of cool, wet purity, these guys have turned water into an expensive commodity. Great post.
August 1st, 2007 at 8:17 am
Interesting article, but what I think is a little more concerning is the fact that on the CNN.com version of the article, CNN provided links for more information only to Pepsi and Coke even though the watchdog group Corporate Accountability International is the group partly responsible for getting the change implemented. Talk about Corporate Irresponsibility. They clearly chose to use the group as a source, quoted their director and then chose to favor only Pepsi and Coke. CNN is a disgrace to journalism.
August 30th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
I agree, it is important to be aware of what you’re buying. I still drink Aquafina- as far as bottled water goes- I like the fact that it’s bottled locally, which is better for the environment, and it is cleaner than my tap water. I also use a water filter when I’m at home, and I always recycle. Talk of banning anything makes me a little nervous. There is an environmental issue- but it’s not just with bottled water- I think this talk about banning should be talk about getting some more recycling programs started.