Now that people in general realise that drinking sufficient water on a regular basis throughout the day is not only good but vital for one’s good health, they are trying to do this. Unfortunately this comes with its own problems, including the massive use of bottled water.

Individuals all across the globe are quaffing billions of litres of bottled water ever year in an effort to stay hydrated and healthy, and while drinking water is a good idea, drinking bottled water is not always such a great idea.

There are various problems inherent with drinking so much bottled water:

  • Manufacturers use millions of barrels of crude oil to produce that bottled water;
  • Only one in six bottles are recycled – the rest end up in landfills all around the world;
  • Millions of plastic bottles end up as trash on land and in rivers, lakes, and the oceans;
  • Plastic takes hundreds if not thousands of years to disintegrate;
  • The delivery of all these plastic bottles causes loads of carbon emissions; and
  • Many water companies are destroying nature to get this water;
  • Many of the so-called healthy bottled water brands actually just bottle ordinary tap water and call it “enhanced” or “spring water” or anything else that will make people purchase it.

While bottled water may have its place in society, drinking it in these quantities is certainly not good for our planet at all.

Water coolers on the other hand, especially mains or point of use (POU) water coolers offer many advantages, including:

  • They are plumbed directly into your main water supply so can supply fresh chilled drinking water virtually non-stop;
  • Mains water coolers can be fitted with a good filter, ensuring that the water that you are drinking is 100% free of any pollutants;
  • Some water coolers also come with ambient and hot water options, which expands their uses;
  • Water coolers are hygienic and many offer self-cleaning options; and
  • There is nothing to be dumped so no damage to nature!

If you want to stay healthy and hydrated, dump the bottled water and invest in a mains water cooler. Contact Living-Water for a free quote if you live in the greater London area.