Cost Of Water
When you buy bottled water, you’re buying it for the water, right?
The real question: Is that what you’re paying for?
WELL, LET'S SEE...
Single Use Plastics
At $1 a bottle; water costs:
$4.55/Day
$31.85/Week
$1,656.20/YEAR
Tap Water
Average Tap Rates:$2/1000 Gallons
$0.001/Day
$0.007/Week
$0.37/YEAR
Filtered Water
$8 Filters clean 40 Gallons of Water/Ea
$.10/Day
$.70/Week
$36.50/YEAR
Moral of the story:
Water goes for $2/1000 Gallons. Think of that every time you pay $1-$2 for a 12oz bottle of water! It’s like paying over $10,000 for a sandwich!
Simple changes to daily habits, such as bringing a reusable bottle with you during your day, will allow you to avoid spending money on water every time you’re thirsty. Think of how much money you’ll save within a year of this!
MATH FOR NUMBERS:
SINGLE USE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES
Average Water Bottle size: 12oz/16.9oz
Bottles consumed to meet Intake
12oz: 5.33/Day 16.9oz: 3.78/Day
Average 4.55 needed per day
Cost Average $1/Per Bottle
Average cost of Bottled Water $4.55/Day
$31.85/Week
$1,656.20/Year
TAP RATES
Average Tap Rates: $2/1000 Gallons
.002/Gallon
1 Gallon= 128oz
(Daily Recommended Intake) 64oz=.5 Gallon
.002/Gallon=.001/.5 Gallon
$0.001/Day
$0.007/Week
$0.365/Year
PURIFIED WATER PITCHER
Average Water Pitcher Filter Capacity- 40 Gallons
80 Days= 1 Filter
365 Days- 4.56 filters per year
$8/Filter= $36.50/Year
$0.70/ Week
$0.10/Day