Tap Water Vs Bottled Water

The Better Choice

The human body is made up of approximately 70% water, and water is one of the necessities of life. Being that it is such an important part of people’s lives, it is assumed that people would take into consideration the type of water they drink. Tap water is a first world luxury that most people take for granted because of other options that are available. Americans should increase the consumption of tap water over bottled water for many reasons. Tap water has been known to be more safe than bottled water. Also, tap water is a lot cheaper than bottled water and is highly more monitored. To begin with, tap water is safer than most people think. Americans today turn their heads away from tap water because of the many issues
Without having to manufacture millions of bottles and use factories to fill those up with water, the cost of tap water in relation to bottled water is significantly lower. In an online article it states, “at an average cost of $1.22 per gallon, consumers are spending 300 times the cost of tap water to drink bottled water” (Boesler). Gas prices in some areas are as low as $1.50 and slowly declining, so Americans might soon be spending the same amount on a gallon of gas that they’re spending on water. Tap water has been known to be used for less than 1 cent per gallon. With such a huge gap in between the two, it seems that tap water should be the number one choice. In another article online sources state that bottled water is made a lot from tap water, “Tap water is free, and a bottle of water typically costs at least $1, which adds up. In fact, 40 percent of bottled water is actually just tap water, so it's a rip-off to pay for it” (Fitness). In a blind study conducted in an English Composition class, the results showed that most people cannot even tell the difference between tap and bottled
Tap water is ran all throughout cities, from small ones to major ones. That water reaches millions of people, so in order to not harm so many the water has to be looked over. “Researchers found bottled variety is subject to far less stringent safety tests than tap water and is much more likely to be contaminated or become a source of infection.” (Reporters). This article speaks about the difference in testing in bottle water and tap water. The writer also elaborates on the fact that companies that run bottled water manufacturing only have to inspect their water once a week. Federal testing on tap water is done every day in order to make sure no contaminations