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Stop drinking bottled water: Experts warn of health and climate impacts (www.newsweek.com)
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[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Just filter your tap water. Then you can drink it from glass containers instead of plastic. I spent about $100/year on filters for my RO unit and it delivers bottled water quality drinking water at home.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What about amide nanoplastic from the RO membrane?

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Hell if I know

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yea, we've got one. But when I lived in an apartment I wasn't allowed to install something like that, i'm gonna guess that most people aren't in a situation where they can use one.

I don't think there pitcher options that are as effective for fluoride or heavy-metals, but I don't actually know off hand

[–] Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

They have countertop RO filters now

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

There’s countertop reverse osmosis filters