Up to three liters of water should drink one person a day. Whether tap or mineral water: This natural resource is part of our everyday life like no other. Usually, water is purchased in water bottles made of either glass or plastic. The choice of material when buying water bottles can have a significant impact on your own health, which many consumers are unaware of.

The plastic bottle and its advantages and disadvantages

A majority of consumers nowadays resort to plastic water bottles, since they are significantly better to handle in the first place: they have a considerably lighter weight than glass bottles. In addition, there is no danger here that the water bottles break. Not least, the plastic bottle also convinces in its cost-effectiveness, because it is already available at very reasonable prices.

However, the purchase and use of one can water bottle made of plastic as well as disadvantages. For example, the environment suffers from the purchase of disposable PET bottles, which are intended for one-time use only. A large proportion of PET bottles are disposable bottles and thus harm nature – and even if consumers do not throw these bottles away, there are risks: with repeated use, germs gradually form in the tiny cracks of the plastic, which has enormous health effects can have.

Alternatively, consumers can and should resort to PET returnable bottles that can be reused and processed. This allows the user to benefit from the benefits of the material without harming the environment.

Water bottles made of glass

While water bottles made of glass used to be ubiquitous and there were hardly any alternatives, glass bottles are increasingly being pushed out of the market by plastic products. These water bottles have the great advantage that the material does not give off an unpleasant taste on the water and can also be used several times – without health risks.

In addition, these glass bottles are also much more stable due to their higher weight. For example, they can contain a larger amount of carbon dioxide without deforming like a plastic bottle. In addition, the glass of these water bottles can be completely melted down – a cycle that works almost without loss.

Nevertheless, the stability of these water bottles is of course a disadvantage in practice, as the material is significantly heavier – a problem for many consumers. Nonetheless, the glass bottlean environmentally friendly and practical alternative even in times of plastic bottles.

Environmentally friendly use of water bottles

Consumers should address the issue of increased use of plastic bottles and especially disposable bottles. Environmentally friendly alternatives are just as easily available – for example, glass bottles can and should not only be used once. For example, anyone who does sports or is often on the road can get an extra Bottlepurchase. Again, this is repeatedly usable and can – depending on the product – usually just with the rest dishesbe cleaned in the dishwasher.

If you want to completely renounce the purchase of water bottles, you can switch your own consumption to tap water. Tap water is the most strictly regulated food in Germany and therefore meets high standards – the quality is so high that a person can feed on it all his life, without suffering from the water. The tap water can also be combined, for example, with an acquired water bottle and filled into a returnable bottle.