Consumers are wasting hundreds and thousands of dollars on bottled water because they think it is healthier or safer than its counterpart from the tap. It is not. Tap water is safe and highly regulated and monitored.

In addition to being no purer than tap water and a big waste of money, the production and distribution of bottled water causes a host of equity and environmental problems. These include taking water from communities that depend on it; polluting the environment during the production of plastic; contributing to global warming by transporting bottled water over great distances; and irresponsibly disposing of billions of empty bottles.

Read more about the significant equity, public health, and environmental problems caused by bottled water.

LEARN MORE

• Report: Bluewashing – Why the Bottled Water Industry’s EcoFriendly Claims Don’t Hold Water

• Report: Unmeasured Danger – America’s Hidden Groundwater Crisis

• Video:The Real Story Behind Bottled Water

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Pledge to take back the tap and ask Congress to do the same.

• Support a clean water trust fund.

• Protect our water resources: take the pledge against triclosan.