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Bottled water to drink at home.
Not every country has safe tap water
Ok, so: bottled water to drink at home in countries with safe drinking water.
Much better)
I have a worst example, people who showered with said bottled water when we had a water supply issue in my town...
I've showered with tap water when my shower was broken. I think it makes sense if it's the only way they can shower.
Not every home in countries with safe tap water have safe tap water at home
Even Los Angeles tap water isnβt safe to drink, as I understand it. Flynt, Michigan, too.
Not even every state, look at Flint, MI ...
And even if it does, it might taste horrible.
If it tastes horrible then there might be something wrong with it
This drives me insane. The 5 gal jugs are so cheap to refill and keep using. I used one of those with a hand pump and a thin 1.5 gal jugs for my fridge for constant cold water when I lived where tap water wasn't doable. It was like 10Β’ a gallon to refill the jugs and I always had delicious cold water at the ready. There is absolutely no need to create so much waste
Becareful, because if you donβt clean the jugs, they will eventually not be safe to drink out of
Undersink filter with a dedicated drinking water tap. Removes the chlorine taste that is probably what makes you think salty. You can get the whole setup for $75 and install it yourself. The filters are $40ish and last 6-12 months.
Some fridges have cold filtered water taps built in.
There are good filtering systems you can get to add to your sink or water supply. At most you're looking at a couple hundred for something that will last years. The water in plastic bottles is not immune to leeching things from the bottles as well, but I guess it's a matter of weighing which you prefer.
Reverse osmosis filter, you can just get an under the sink one of you don't plan on drinking your shower water. Kind of pricey up front, and you have to replace the filters every so often, but it gives good taste and peace of mind for filtering.
I am telling you from first hand viewing that bottled water plants use the same kind of filtering.
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In my area in Greece, the water is not safe, my brother who used to work in the water containers says it's full of rats. We all buy bottles. It would be nice to be environmentally conscious about it, but there's no choice about it.