Real costs of bottled water and home delivery
21 October 2009
Bottled water and home delivery services have hidden costs on the environment due to the filtering, packaging, cooling and shipping of the water before it even reaches your home.
Recycling? Think about this: your bottles still need to be transported to a recycling plant to be processed by car, train, plane or truck, and then even more energy is required to recycle them.
A Celsius Atmospheric Water Generator is very energy efficient and can make more than 25 litres per day from only the air around you!
You may actually be paying more than you think for your most valuable resource..
| BOTTLED WATER | Cost per bottle* (~500mL) | Cost per litre* | Recommended daily water intake | Daily costs* | Yearly costs* |
| Individual | $1.75 | $3.50 | 2 L (8 glasses) | $7.00 | $2,555.00 |
| Bulk | $0.75 | $1.50 | 2 L (8 glasses) | $3.00 | $1,095.00 |
*all costs approximate
| HOME DELIVERY FOR COOLERS | Cost per bottle** | Cost per litre** | Recommended daily water intake | Daily costs** | Yearly electrical costs | Cooler rental costs | Yearly costs** |
| 5 gallon bottles | $9.95 | $0.54 | 2 L (8 glasses) | $1.08 | $184.00 | $299.40/yr | $877.60 |
**costs based on prices from a leading home delivery service site
| Atmospheric Water Generator | Cost per litre | Recommended daily water intake | Daily costs | Yearly costs |
| Celsius AWG | $0.06 | 2L (8 glasses) | $0.12 | $43.80 |
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