Is Boxed Water Better?
For those of us with a uncontrollable urge to avoid tap water at all costs -- even though numerous studies have shown that bottled water isn't any better -- there's a new brand concept out there for purchasing small quantities of supposedly pure water in a disposable container. Boxed Water Is Better (that's the name of the company) provides consumers with yet another way to purchase what already flows freely from their tap. Are you picking up on my cynicism yet? Anyways, Boxed Water Is Better sells water in what are bascially recyclable milk cartons that can be flattened out to conserve space and thus lower their carbon footprint.
Another particularly eco-friendly aspect of drinking this boxed water is that BWIB donates 20% of their profits to the conservation of the two sources they consume: water and trees. On the other hand, drinking boxed water still creates a larger carbon footprint than drinking from the tap (transportation), creates waste (because not all of the cartons will be recycled), and it costs a lot more than the tap. I'm just saying.
[via CoolHunting]














