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http://www.boxedwaterisbetter.com/

What about tap water and refillable water containers? Aren't they better? We use reverse osmosis then carbon filtered purified drinking water from the municipal source at the location of our filling plant. As we grow, our goal is to ship our filled product the shortest distance possible by establishing multiple filling locations near our major metros. We don't label our product as a "speciality" or "luxury" water - instead we service the convenience market for simple, refreshing, packaged water. - See more at: http://www.boxedwaterisbetter.com/#sthash.Mpn5UMTV.dpuf

Eco-conscious Calgarians can now buy drinking water in 500 millilitre cartons — an option that’s better for the environment than plastic bottles, according to the U.S. manufacturer.

The makers of Boxed Water is Better are touting their product as a greener alternative to other drinking waters on the market.

"Plastic bottles are entirely composed of a non-renewable resource — petroleum," said company founder Benjamin Gott.

But according to Jeff Linton, who is with the Alberta Bottle Depot Association, gable top containers are less recyclable than PET plastic water bottles.

"When that container is recycled, 100 per cent of that PET material is captured. When the paperboard or the gable-top material is recycled, only the paper is recovered and the other layers of material are not recoverable, and so are lost to the recycling process. Their goal in recycling gable tops is to achieve a 75 per cent recovery of material," said Linton.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...640080?cmp=rss

Looking at twitter it costs 2$ a carton for tap water