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Think Outside the Bottle

BOTTLED WATER IS POPULAR IN SPITE OF ITS ENVIRONMENTAL AND MONETARY COSTS BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE IT’S BETTER THAN WHAT COMES OUT OF THEIR TAP.  BUT WE’LL BLOW THAT NOTION OUT OF THE WATER ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.

WITH EYES CLOSED, MOST PEOPLE CAN’T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOTTLED AND TAP WATER.  THAT’S ACCORDING TO DEBORAH LAPIDUS, ORGANIZER FOR THE THINK OUTSIDE THE BOTTLE CAMPAIGN.  SHE SAYS STUDENT ACTIVISTS ARE THEREFORE USING BLIND TASTE TESTS TO ENCOURAGE THEIR PEERS TO THINK ABOUT THE WATER THEY DRINK. 

LAPIDUS: WHEN STUDENTS TAKE THE CHALLENGE, THEY OFTEN FEEL DUPED WHEN THEY LEARN THAT BOTTLED WATER IS IN FACT NO SAFER THAN TAP WATER.

ONCE THE GENIE IS OUT OF THE BOTTLE AND STUDENTS LEARN THAT SOME OF THEIR FAVORITE BRANDS ARE SOURCED FROM A MUNICIPAL SUPPLY, MANY CHOOSE TO DRINK FILTERED TAP WATER INSTEAD.

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