” Bottled water often comes from the same source as tap water, where that is available (often at a hundredth of the price), although it at least should be clean. It is often undistinguishable from tap water. In rich countries, it may have come from exotic sources like Fiji or Lapland, packed in glass or plastic destined to become rubbish, devouring energy on its travels and thus making it one of the least green and least defensible rip-offs on the market.”
The Economist, May 22, 2010