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Food & Drink > Don't Love That Dirty Water.

Don't Love That Dirty Water.

Just found out Brita water filters are recyclable. I don't think the local pickup of recycled plastic will deal with it correctly, but Whole Foods has a program that takes all #5 items, including these.

Tap water used to be good enough for me, but after my water company sent a letter saying the water is actually exceeding recommended limits on a contaminant whose name I forget, I don't like drinking it. I think taste can be suggested and even if I don't taste something I'm imagining I do.

Brita filters apparently block this and other contaminants pretty well.

posted on Dec 17, 2015 10:51 AM ()

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I fed my cats tap water but after several bouts of bladder infections I started using jugs of distilled water. One gallon jug lasts about two days. I buy it for 97 cents a jug, three at a time, at my supermarket. I recycle the jugs. The UTI episodes have become a thing of the past. When I have a large supply of jugs I use it to make my coffee, too.

comment by jondude on Dec 18, 2015 6:29 AM ()

I wonder if other cat owners would know to even try this. It's a wonderful thing to figure out.

reply by drmaus on Dec 18, 2015 9:22 AM ()

I used a Brita unit in New York but down here, the maintenance to prevent mold is VERY FREQUENT. Scrubbing out the unit every several days is so onerous, that I just rely on the refrigerator filter. I also had to give up on a kitty water bowl that circulated the water because of mold.

comment by tealstar on Dec 18, 2015 5:41 AM ()

Yes, I hate washing the pitcher even as infrequently as I have to do it. My sister has a filter on the kitchen sink tap, but I've never used one of those.

reply by drmaus on Dec 18, 2015 9:23 AM ()

I always wonder about the things in water the suppliers are not required to monitor. I am downstream from a sewage treatment plant for a resort town, and avoid wading or touching that river water because of all the pharmaceuticals that are surely being flushed down toilets, and I don't mean due to people discarding expired prescriptions.

comment by troutbend on Dec 17, 2015 10:04 PM ()

Oh, you meant what gets in the water after it's filtered through people... I forgot about that. Of course that is how the antidepressants got there...

reply by drmaus on Dec 18, 2015 9:34 AM ()

I think I read that an average water analysis shows traces of antidepressants in the treated drinking water, which I guess has been one of the most-prescribed things. If there's recreational drugs in the water that would be more fun.

reply by drmaus on Dec 18, 2015 9:27 AM ()

Never even heard of Brita--that's a good thing about being poor is that I can't afford Whole Foods!! I just enjoy all the 'nasty' stuff and live forever!!

comment by greatmartin on Dec 17, 2015 6:31 PM ()

We know you're going to live forever. Probably the secret is enjoying life.

reply by drmaus on Dec 18, 2015 9:28 AM ()

I remember seeing a youtube from a guy I follow who discovered that his britta hadn't been working. He's a prepper and disposed of his britta and replaced his stash with something else. But I just googled complaints about britta and there's nothing excessive there. So I guess you're good to keep doing what yer doing. I have excess iron in my well water but except for blue stains on a leaky bathtub, it doesn't seem to matter. Been drinking the water for 13 years.

comment by jjoohhnn on Dec 17, 2015 11:19 AM ()

We can't worry about everything. Excuse me, now I have to go eat some pesticide-contaminated fruit.

reply by drmaus on Dec 18, 2015 9:35 AM ()

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