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The more bottled water we drink, the bigger the toll it takes on the environment. Think about it:

· According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, it takes 1.5 million gallons of oil - enough to run 100,000 cars for an entire year - to make plastic water bottles. Transporting the bottles, first to the water plant, then to consumers, burns thousands of gallons more.

· For every gallon of water bottled, two gallons of water are used to wash and prepare the bottles.

· Water that goes into bottles either comes from underground aquifers, which are shrinking due to excessive demand, or the tap. In fact, 24% of the bottled water we buy is tap water repackaged by Coke (Dasani) and Pepsi (Aquafina).

· We toss 38 billion water bottles - in excess of $1 billion worth of plastic - into landfills every year.

· In most cases, tap water is actually safer and healthier than bottled water, due to the more stringent federal regulations that protect tap water.

Everyone carries a briefcase, purse or backpack these days; why not add a lightweight bottle you could refill when you got thirsty? You could fill it up at home or at work for pennies, and feel better knowing you're having virtually no environmental impact. You can get smaller bottles for kids' lunch boxes, or larger pitchers if you want to keep water "on tap."

You can find some chic water bottles at Kleen Kanteen and Sigg.

Still want to buy your H2O in a bottle? Voss water is sold in a glass bottle in restaurants, health clubs and spas. You're still paying exorbitant prices for the water, but at least the glass bottle is reusable.
water filter
If, despite the fact that U.S. tap water is generally extremely safe to drink, you still worry about the quality, rather than buy water in plastic bottles, get a filter.

Some options include:

So-Clear UnderCounter Perma-Filter - an under-the-sink filtrating system that uses recyclable filters

· Brita On Tap System - a simple system you can mount on your faucet; you can also use the Brita pitcher filter

· Pur Ultimate Pitcher - another easily available pitcher option.

Compare ten different filter options using this Water Filter Comparison Chart.

Whether you try one of these systems or one we haven't discovered yet, we'd love to share your questions, suggestions and solutions with the rest of our community. Drop us a line and let us know what works for you, or what other information you need. Feel free to send your photo!

info@biggreen purse.com

You can find more environmentally-friendly shopping ideas at the Shop Green Here pages of www.biggreenp urse.com

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Talk to you again soon,

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Diane MacEachern
Big Green Purse

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