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    Bottled Water: A Shrinking Market

    Some cities have gone as far as outlawing the sale of bottled water. Some states charge a refund deposit on water bottles in an effort to corral the burgeoning number of discarded one-use water bottles. Here are some facts from TwilightEarth.com: Bottled water costs up to 4,000 times more than tap water. Bottled water is essentially tap water Bottled water does not fall under FDA guidelines, and often has more mercury and other pollutants in it than public utility water. 80% of water bottles end up in landfills, streams and the environment. It takes 5 bottles of water to create the plastic for 1 water bottle. The good news is…