VAT and bottled water: now is a good time to upgrade to home filtration systems.

End of the era of disposable bottles: why switching to filtration is becoming obvious

News & analysis – Water, environment and domestic filtration

The planned increase in VAT on water sold in single-use bottles highlights a reality that many consumers already feel: our dependence on bottles is no longer sustainable, neither for the environment nor for the wallet.

This news is the ideal opportunity to turn the page on disposable bottles and take a serious interest in filtration systems for home and work.

Why single-use water bottles are a problem

Every year, millions of water bottles, made of plastic, glass, cardboard or aluminum, are produced, transported and then thrown away. An important part still ends:

  • cremated,
  • buried in landfill,
  • or dispersed in the environment.

The overall cost is considerable:

  • extraction of raw materials to make containers,
  • energy necessary for production and transport,
  • often imperfect waste management,
  • dependence on continuous logistics for… water.

All this while, in the majority of regions, the network water is drinkable and can be optimized by good filtration.

It’s time to turn the page on bottled water

The combination of three factors makes the change of model almost unavoidable:

  • Environmental pressure: limit waste and emissions linked to packaging.
  • Economic pressure: increase in production costs, transport and potentially VAT.
  • Availability of solutions: high-performance filtration systems are now mature, reliable and accessible.

In other words, the solutions already exist to do without single-use bottles, whether at home, in the office or in a professional environment.

Filtration solutions for home and work

Several systems make it possible to obtain high quality water from tap water, without any single-use packaging. Here are the main families of solutions.

MONDERMA Waterfilters gravity systems & FTO+ Coldstream filters

Gravity systems MONDERMA Waterfilters in stainless steel, associated with ceramic filters + activated carbon FTO+ Coldstream, offer a durable solution for the home or office. FTO+ filters are designed to greatly reduce many contaminants, including:

  • particles and microplastics,
  • certain heavy metals,
  • pesticide residues,
  • certain undesirable organic substances.

Gravity operation requires no electricity or complex installation. Simply fill the upper tank to obtain filtered water, ready to drink.

EVA fountains: multi-layer filtration and everyday water

The EVA fountains are based on a principle of multi-layer filtration (activated carbon, minerals, ceramics, etc.) to improve the characteristics of tap water:

  • reduction of tastes and odors linked to chlorine,
  • improvement of organoleptic quality,
  • preservation of a certain minerality.

They also operate by gravity and are suitable for daily family consumption, without a bottle and without complicated connection.

Berkey type gravity systems

The Berkey type gravity systems have been known for many years for their ability to filter water in various contexts: domestic use, isolated areas, network water or more uncertain origin.

They follow the same logic: reduce dependence on bottles, have a reserve of filtered water and strongly limit the production of packaging waste.

A monthly cost often lower than bottles

Where water bottles represent a constant expense (purchase, transport, storage), a well-sized filtration system costs, on average,:

  • a few cents per liter,
  • often between 8 and 12 € per month depending on the type of filters and consumption.

Over a year, the difference compared to the systematic purchase of water packs can be very significant, especially for a family or a small business.

Less waste, more autonomy, more consistency

Adopting a filtration system means:

  • drastically reduce packaging waste,
  • reduce unnecessary transport linked to pallets of bottles,
  • gain in autonomy (filtered water available continuously),
  • better control the quality of the water we consume on a daily basis.

What was once perceived as an “ecological” choice is now becoming a choice logical, economical and sustainable.

Conclusion: a turning point to be seized

Discussions about the taxation of bottled water are ultimately only the symptom of a deeper change: the model based on single-use bottles is coming to an end.

The solutions exist, they are already on the market:

  • gravity systems MONDERMA Waterfilters with filters FTO+ Coldstream,
  • EVA fountains for everyday water that is filtered and pleasant to drink,
  • Berkey type gravity systems for those looking for increased autonomy.

It's time to rethink our relationship with water: fewer bottles, more intelligent filtration, at home and at work.

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