Tessa the Duchess Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Just curious. Does anybody regularly buy bottled water for use at home or to drink in restaurants? I just read an article in The Times regarding the horrendous food miles that are clocked up by people's desire for it. Some bottled water is more expensive than petrol and apparently in some really upmarket restaurants they have a 'water list' as well as a wine list I admit to buying bottled aparkling water, as my tipple of choice at home is white wine spritzers and I find sparkling water just as good as soda and much cheaper. Maybe I should by a soda syphon thingie instead hmmmm it's not easy being green Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 No, I would resent paying for something that comes out of the tap . Having said that, our water is very soft and tastes lovely so I don't feel the need anyway . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I don't buy it for home use....but always have bottled water when eating out....I don't drink alcohol so feel it is allowed for special occasions. Wine must have some food miles and don't see it as being any different in that instance....but to drink it at home....daft Madonna even steams veg in it....is not on....so extravagant and needless. I use a Brita water fliter at home, which makes the water taste pleasant. The hens prefer filtered water to unadulterated tap water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I do not buy mineral water for home, just filter tap stuff. However we do drink bottled stuff when we are out. The local water tastes funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I also buy sparkling water for mixing with cordials at home. I used to have a Brita filter but decided it wasnt worth the expense of the filters - having said that I would not drink water straight from the tap - tastes 'orrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I have to say that I used to buy bottled water every day, but I now refuse to buy the stuff. Purely for the environmental issues, all those miles of travelling and the packaging is not recyclable! Of course if you save 7x50p each week, that's quite good too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 we sometimes buy bottled water if we ar out. I must admitt i LOVE Fiji water , the bottles are gorgeous and the water tastes sweet. Although when i read about the amount of miles it has to cover and the way the water bottling plant has ruined the countryside in Fiji, i havent boguht it since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygal Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I have to admit I have an addiction to fizzy water, I've tried to cut down on the number of bottles I buy, and alternate with drinking tap water... but instead of recycling the bottles I am saving them to make little cloches for the veggies we will be sowing in a while (to protect them from the chickens) but it still doesn't help the food miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Purely for the environmental issues, all those miles of travelling and the packaging is not recyclable! The packaging CAN be recylcable. I bought a bottle of this in a small cinema in London. http://www.belu.org/ Sadly I've never seen it anywere else. (EDIT - I guess that's because I don't look they sell it in my local Waitrose!!!! Actually maybe it's because I don't do food shopping any more - something to do with not eating any more.) Mind you I put the bottle in my big compost bin so I dont' know if it's rotted yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Penguin Approved too! I don't understand what what you mean by "the packaging is not recyclable" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I buy it all the time & I am afraid that I will continue to do so Big bottles of Evian for the fridge which only I drink, mini Evians for the girls packed lunches,fizzy for Spritzers & Fiji for my bedroom as the bottles are so pretty. We recycle each & every bottle we use (& yes they are recyclable), & its good for our health Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clur Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I buy sparkling water for home and will buy bottled water when I'm out, and I recycle them. I save the lids separately and give them to a friend who is collecting for charity. I feel very virtuous all of a sudden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 The packaging CAN be recylcable. I bought a bottle of this in a small cinema Yes I've heard of Belu water, but never seen it for sale. I make sure the sparkling water I buy is from a British source I would never buy Evian or Perrier, although I do love the Perrier with lime it also it is mega expensive Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I mean that our local council do not take Plastic so I can not recycle it, which is a pain. Sorry for being unclear. Blah! Blah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I mean that our local council do not take Plastic so I can not recycle it, which is a pain. Gosh....they are a bit behind the times aren't they! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emu Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Pengy- We get Belu at Booths- not bought any recently,but I believe(apart from being penguin approved!(pengyapproved?!),it is UK's first compostable 'plastic' bottle taking about 8 weeks to compost back in soil. Might purchase some and test the theory in our composter! Supposed to be made up of corn- the girls would want to drink from it and probably eat it too afterwards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I mean that our local council do not take Plastic so I can not recycle it, which is a pain. Gosh....they are a bit behind the times aren't they! I know. We put plastic bottles in once and they were just left behind. Not sure if anything has changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I dont buy bottled water. They have a fancy water dispenser at work so I drink about 10 cups a day from that. I love sparkling water at the pub though, nothing more refreshing than a sparkling mineral water with lemon whilst out having a meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 we had our last kitchen for about 16 years and the water from the tap eventually started running with little 'bits' in it so I used to buy bottled water from Aldi to drink. I tried a water filter jug thing but the grains from the filter were always leaking out! When we had our new kitchen fitted in March last year, the water ran as if it was coming from a mountain stream and I love tap water now Our plumbing was obviously up the spout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I tried a water filter jug thing but the grains from the filter were always leaking out! I've never had that problem. Must have been a faulty jug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I buy the occasional small bottle, usually British-sourced, and reuse the bottle despite the daft health warnings! Eventually I recycle it - about the only thing we're dependent on Tescos for, since South Cambs doesn't collect plastics yet (they take paper, glass, tins, and absolutely anything compostable including meat and cooked food, so I can't really complain). I have a 500ml bottle on my desk at work, which I refill from the water cooler, to make sure I'm getting at least a litre a day. And I have one with an integral cap on my bedside table, because if you leave a glass of water out, our cats will drink from it - and if you use one too narrow for them to get their heads in, they just dip a paw in and suck that instead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 the daft health warnings! Is there a health warning about reusing plastic bottles? Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygal Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 unscientific reply coming up... Its something to do with the chemicals in the plastic leaching out over time. Also if you store plastic bottles in sunlight the same thing happens apparently... There's always SOMETHING to worry about isn't there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 . (Thanks!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Life's too short to worry about everything - if I was that concerned, I wouldn't use any plastics! On the other hand... I do have one of those nice carafe'n'glass sets from Lakeland that never gets used any more because my cats would just knock it off my bedside table - if I can find it, I'll take it into work and use it instead of the plastic bottle. Thanks for putting ideas in my head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
