Bottled water really is often a polluted offering

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	Bottled water really is often a polluted offering

bs1999bs

10-2-2008 6:23 AM

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bs1999bs says:

Too many think if it is bottled it must be good water - not so. And the plastic bottles are a major environmental problem. The cost of transporting this product in energy terms is also immense.
We need to think better!

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