Eco-Tip 17

Every week we'll post another easy tip to help you be environmentally friendly.

Eco-Tip 17

Get a water filter. There is no excuse today to still be living off of bottled water for home, even bulk packages. You get the same water at the same quality with just your tap water and a purifier (in most cases the filter isn't even necessary.) It's a little-known fact that tap water and bottled water are actually reviewed by two separate government agencies: the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and FDA (Food & Drug Administration), respectively. This is important because the EPA has higher standards than the FDA, which means tap water is really safer to drink in most cases. There's still a paranoia surrounding tap and it's not totally baseless -- bottled water doesn't travel through miles of old rusting pipes. That's what the water filter is for. You just put the water in the dispenser and it takes out all nasty particles automatically. Oh, and it saves a LOT of money. Try a big, trusted brand like Brita.