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Alecia the Foxx
Anyway, I digress.
The video of which I posted a link to on youtube, talks about this matter, not necessarily from a restauranteurs point of view, but definitely from a commercial and environmental point of view. The majority of bottled water that you can buy, is in fact only filtered tap water, and the manufacturing of the bottles not only degrades the environment but also the disposal of the bottles adds to environmental destruction. Onwithit does actually have a good idea in buying the water in the larger size bottles to cut down on this, and if one has an issue with fluoride, then maybe that is the less of all the evils. I too, have looked at the debate around fluoride, but have been lucky enough to have lived in country areas a large amount of my adult life, so haven't had to deal with it to a large extent.
The video talks about a "take back the tap" campaign, which is essentially about providing clean drinking water to everyone. The narrator does concede that there are places where one should NOT drink the water as it is unsafe, so therefore bottled water is essential, but generally, tap water should suffice for our hydration needs. And some people do not like the taste of tap water; may I suggest stuff like catching rain water in buckets? Not a viable option in Perth at the moment, lol, but I used to do it in winter over here. Just a thought.
So, in answer to the original question, would I pay? No, I would take the option of free tap water, and I would insist that that be available not only for myself, but for everyone.
The video of which I posted a link to on youtube, talks about this matter, not necessarily from a restauranteurs point of view, but definitely from a commercial and environmental point of view. The majority of bottled water that you can buy, is in fact only filtered tap water, and the manufacturing of the bottles not only degrades the environment but also the disposal of the bottles adds to environmental destruction. Onwithit does actually have a good idea in buying the water in the larger size bottles to cut down on this, and if one has an issue with fluoride, then maybe that is the less of all the evils. I too, have looked at the debate around fluoride, but have been lucky enough to have lived in country areas a large amount of my adult life, so haven't had to deal with it to a large extent.
The video talks about a "take back the tap" campaign, which is essentially about providing clean drinking water to everyone. The narrator does concede that there are places where one should NOT drink the water as it is unsafe, so therefore bottled water is essential, but generally, tap water should suffice for our hydration needs. And some people do not like the taste of tap water; may I suggest stuff like catching rain water in buckets? Not a viable option in Perth at the moment, lol, but I used to do it in winter over here. Just a thought.
So, in answer to the original question, would I pay? No, I would take the option of free tap water, and I would insist that that be available not only for myself, but for everyone.
