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If people want to get upset because of the production energy/resources, they should be more concerned about beer, wine, milk, soft drinks, juices, etc. Water is
by RK 18y ago
If people want to get upset because of the production energy/resources, they should be more concerned about beer, wine, milk, soft drinks, juices, etc. Water is practically free compared to those things. I've never understood that part of the uproar over bottled water. Why isn't it an uproar over all consumer beverages?
I would think milk would be considered the worst offender. How many gallons of gasoline + water does it take to produce a gallon of milk let alone ship it? I guess if people had their own dairy cows then maybe there would be a big uproar over bottled milk too. "Why don't you just go milk your own cow, yuppy scum?"
- scott_s 18y agoBecause it's redundant. Water is literally piped into most buildings and homes in the Western world. Bottled water has no added value in places with drinkable tap water, but it has a significant extra cost in terms of resource usage.
- RK 18y agoAs the OP said, there is demand, and the demand comes from perceived added value (on all of those drinks).
- philwelch 18y agoIf I had Newcastle Brown Ale piped to my apartment, I'd criticize their bottlers too.