Care for a Glass of Toilet Water?


	Care for a Glass of Toilet Water?

reddogiedog

5-15-2008 5:01 PM

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water, waste, los angeles

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5-15-2008 6:54 PM

egoldstein

Nasty...definitely makes bottled water look a whole lot more attractive.

5-15-2008 7:35 PM

luckyduckangela

Toilet water in itself is actually grade A drinking water...
purifying and treating it AFTER it's been used, though....

5-15-2008 9:27 PM

aj_franklin

Most large populations in the USA are drinking recycled toilet water. Not a big deal really when you think of the alternative--drought.

Houston water is very good considering all of this even though I think it tastes like sweaty sneakers some of the time ... heh

5-15-2008 9:29 PM

aj_franklin

And I should add that I have a PUR water filter on my main water source, the kitchen sink. Get one! It is cheaper than bottled water and more environmentally friendly and delivers water that is PUR and tasteless.

5-15-2008 11:14 PM

BartendingBear

Hey, kids. This is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. As water issues become more and more pressing we will see much more of this in many other locales.

5-16-2008 5:15 AM

merrie

PUR water filter
I've been using that off and on. Portland water is usually
really clean, though

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