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# Bottling up the environment
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/bottling-up-the-environment-editor/
- Published: 2007-06-08T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T01:00:16.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Robin Rothman Denver, CO*

Your taste test (“H2 Oh!” June 2-3) missed a key element that Santa Monica residents do seem to care about: The environment. Simple economic studies have shown that the costs of extracting, purifying/filtering, bottling and transporting this beverage are insane, not including the (glass or plastic) materials that can be recycled, but often aren’t.

Please, get a filter and carry it from home in a reusable bottle. Restaurants around the country are starting to install filters and are hearing from customers that they prefer this “low-impact” water variety.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 8, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/060807.pdf?ref=smdp.com)