Remember the Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
"Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink. "
After that I started researching it. Google is my friend! No more plastic bottles of mineral water in this house!
I wonder how many microplastic particles we have drunk over the years!
The tap water here is actually 100% drinkable! Our water comes down from the mountains and is also constantly monitered. In fact it seems that most water is Italy is perfectly ok to drink.
What I am using now however is a filter jug. Probably totally unecessary but it claims to remove other elements and makes my family happy about drinking tap water!
As our water is turned off at nights, I fill big glass jars in the morning when it is running well. Then I filter some water and put into glass bottles in the fridge.
The water which is left from the day before I use for other purposes, I don't throw it.
Filtered water usually doesn't remain but if there is, it is used for the iron or for watering plants.
We do have a big storage tank for household purposes. However for cooking and drinking purposes I prefer not to use that.
In the summer we tend to have less water available as soon as the turist villages down on the coast open. Coincidence? Lol!
I have also started storing odds and ends in the glass jars I always wash and save. I have found they are excellent for storing dry beans and lentils with no risk off them deteriorating. I sometimes tape a label saying what they are.
I now avoid plastic whenever possible.
What do you do?
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