What Is Drop The Prop?

 Drop the Prop is a website dedicated to getting the American people to drop pretention and forgo drinking bottled water. The basic idea is that the United States has some of the best and cleanest utility water systems (tap water) in the world. It is very affordable, highly maintained and regulated, and is readily available. Yet, too many Americans believe tap water is not worthy of them.

While it is true that the bottled water industry does a lot of harm to the environment and the water supply, it is actually the perception of bottled water that feeds the bottled water industry. Meaning, the bottled water industry really does not do a lot of promotion of its bottled water that is misleading; what it does do is feed on people's desire to be elitist. The idea is that people do not drink bottled water because they truly believe tap water is dangerous, or bottled water tastes better, or any other excuses that people give for drinking bottled water; the real reason people keep drinking bottled water is so they can have people see them with a water bottle in their hands. It is cheap status symbol or prop. It is a prop that is trying to say- I am healthy, have discerning taste, am environmentally friendly, and I am intelligent. But as anyone thinks it through, none of this true and the truth comes forward that people drink bottled water only for pretentious reasons.

Sadly, this billion-dollar industry is no fad and is leaving a wake of destruction behind.

The Metaphysical

Americans are blessed with clear potable tap water nearly everywhere.
American's are truly blessed in that in almost any municipality a person can go to the faucet without a second thought and pour themselves a clear cup of water. Most of the world cannot say that. Definitely not in third world and developing nations; even some industrialized nations a person would have second thoughts about drinking tap water. However, America has been able to source potable water to every municipality, establish rigid standards for utility systems, and for decades enjoyed cheap, clean tap water.

So, it is sad and disrespectful that Americans believe that their tap water is dangerous or somehow substandard. It is disrespectful that they turn to bottled water as a cheap and accessible status symbol. The irony is the two largest brands of bottled water in America (Dasani and Aquafina) are simply processed tap water. In other words Americans are paying over a dollar a bottle for what the bottler is paying less than a penny for. And another layer of irony is any buyer of bottled water can buy the same water from the same source for the same price as the bottler.

The Impact

The bottled water industry impacts America's environment many times over.
The bottled water industry has a huge impact on the environment, which ultimately winds up impacting the water supply which bottled water is supposed to be saving us from. Starting at the source, the bottling plant, these facilities are draining water supplies from small municipalities that were not designed to handle the amount of water that the plants require. There is even an environmental impact transporting bottled water from factory to store with fossil fuel powered delivery trucks. The truck's emissions on the road and in the air eventually flow down drainage systems back into the water supply. Then, yes, there is the impact of plastic bottles that needlessly litter the landscape and fill landfills. The true horror is that these plastics eventually break down into toxins and also that the plastic waste will last over hundreds to a thousand years.

What Is to Be Done

The first thing to be done is to drop the prop, stop carrying disposable bottled water for fashion's sake. That is not to say that there is never a place for prepackaged bottled water, but there are plenty of alternatives that the average person would not have no need of bottled water.

One step that people can take is to start carrying their own water bottles. There are aluminum and steel water bottles that have minimal environmental impact. There are also long lasting polycarbonate water bottles, make sure they are BPA free, that because of their continual reuse will have much less of an impact on the world. These kind of water bottles are designed to be easy to carry and clean. Many come with accessories that will make them much nicer to use than prepackaged bottled water. Accessories like insulating covers which can keep water much cooler for much longer than disposable plastic.

Another step is for people to stop purchasing bottled water to drink at home. There are many options for water purifiers can be used on or at the faucet if people are truly concerned with water quality. One could even install a reverse osmosis system, the same process water bottlers use. There are also water purifiers that operate in water pitchers. Some reusable water bottles even have water purifying built right into them. All these options make buying bottled water senseless. 		  ADVERTISEMENTS



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