Pollution fear makes Mexico top bottled water drinker
By IANSTuesday, May 18, 2010
MEXICO CITY - Mexico has become the world’s top drinker of bottled water in per capita terms due to public fear of pollution in regular water supply, said a report.
A Mexican consumes an annual average of 234 liters of bottled water, said the report by Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC).
Mexico consumes 13 percent of the world’s bottled water. Bottled water consumption rose by 8.1 percent in 2009, an increase of 40 percent since 2004, Xinhua reported Monday.
The environment ministry said some 85 percent of water processed by municipal facilities is potable, but most Mexicans do not think it is safe to drink.
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May 18, 2010: 11:34 am
Bottled water is causing serious environmental problems– it produces over 1.5 million tons of plastic waste every year. The bottles require oil to produce. In the U.S., bottled water is less regulated and tested than tap water, so it isn’t necessarily safer. The best option is to use a water ionizer at home to purify and ionize tap water. |
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