Bottled water creates a huge carbon footprint. Production of bottled water is as much as 2,000 times more energy intensive than tap water production. Every year 22 million tonnes of bottled water are criss-crossed from country to country. These journeys typically include boat, train and truck transport, racking up considerable water miles and carbon emissions.
If plastic bottles got frequent flyer miles, they’d be traveling business class for free, forever.
tap water TM bottles, on the other hand, are manufactured and shipped once and can be refilled an unlimited number of times.