Weekend reading: the big business of bottled water

Food and Water Watch has a new report that is a must-read:

The report documents how water—a public good that comes free and clean from the tap—has become a high-cost commodity.

But the problems with bottled water go way beyond cost.

• It is marketed to low-income minorities.
• It creates vast amounts of plastic waste.
• It is less regulated than tap water.
• The industry lobbies heavily.
• The industry uses public water supplies.
• It undermines support for maintaining public water supplies.

Advocate!  Take back the tap!