I Think I Want a Brita Filter
April 26th 2008 10:13
I went to the grocery store with my roommate about a week ago and decided to look at the water filters they had. I'm really wanting one (I don't know if I specifically need a Brita one), because I don't really like to buy water at the store in bottles because water is almost free out of the tap, and I am a tree-hugging hippie who hates making waste. (We recycle pretty much anything we can in this apartment!)
I can't drink the water in this city for some reason. It just doesn't seem right. I don't really wash my face with it either - which is why I stopped drinking it. It makes my skin really dry, and it even broke out for a long time while I was living in the dorms. So, I'm skiddish about this water. But I thought it might be better if it was filtered.
At Kroger the thing is like $20 for one that you screw on to the faucet and then can switch back and forth from filtering if you want to drink it, to just the regular water if you are washing dishes or whatever. I can't decide if this should be part of my grocery budget next month, if I should save up, or if I should just say "screw it" and buy it and be happy I don't have to buy bottled water anymore.
It seems rather ridiculous to say "save up" for it, but when I only spend $50 on groceries in a month, that's kind of how I think of it.
I may look online for coupons or something. Maybe I'll do that right after this.
I also need to get a water bottle that I can wash and refill. Reusing old bottled water bottles bothers me because I can't wash them very well. Plus, I've heard that you're not supposed to. Is that even true - or something made up to make people buy more water? haha
I can't drink the water in this city for some reason. It just doesn't seem right. I don't really wash my face with it either - which is why I stopped drinking it. It makes my skin really dry, and it even broke out for a long time while I was living in the dorms. So, I'm skiddish about this water. But I thought it might be better if it was filtered.
At Kroger the thing is like $20 for one that you screw on to the faucet and then can switch back and forth from filtering if you want to drink it, to just the regular water if you are washing dishes or whatever. I can't decide if this should be part of my grocery budget next month, if I should save up, or if I should just say "screw it" and buy it and be happy I don't have to buy bottled water anymore.
It seems rather ridiculous to say "save up" for it, but when I only spend $50 on groceries in a month, that's kind of how I think of it.
I may look online for coupons or something. Maybe I'll do that right after this.
I also need to get a water bottle that I can wash and refill. Reusing old bottled water bottles bothers me because I can't wash them very well. Plus, I've heard that you're not supposed to. Is that even true - or something made up to make people buy more water? haha
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Comment by Beth Terry
If you lived in Europe, you could take that filter to a drop-off location where it would be sent back to Brita for recycling. Unfortunately, here in North America, we have no options for recycling our Brita cartridges at all. Each plastic cartridge is either landfilled or incinerated, adding to the toxic waste that is already choking our planet.
That's why I and a group of other committed bloggers have formed the Take Back The Filter campaign to urge The Clorox Company, which owns Brita in North America, to redesign their filters and provide a way for us to recycle them, as is done in Europe.
Please sign our petition and visit our campaign site for more information about what you can do!
Spread the word!
Thanks!
Beth Terry
http://www.fakeplasticfish.com
Comment by Ashley
College of Cash
I did go and sign the petition. Thanks for the info!