[We all pay for the loss of energy resources and for the cleanup of all those plastic bottles no matter how much we recycle, and even if we never drink bottled water. We all pay, whether we consume it or not. We all pay. They are not doing us any favors. Let them, and the fools that keep them in business pay.]

Well, no you don't pay if you don't buy bottled water. Think about it, you don't. If you think of it that way, it's US those that DO recycle that pay.

Sorry, ET, our tap water should not be consumed by anyone. Absolutely, we filter it, but nothing beats, well, as I said above.

We've all fought our water maintenance systems here. They even offered to 'add more chemicals' to 'clean up' the water. No, thanks. It has to do with, in most cases... the plumbing and local water 'purifying' systems.