Photo: Bottled Water Isn't Healthier Than Tap, Report Reveals

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A Chinese man transports plastic bottles and containers for recycling in Haikou, China, on January 29, 2003. China is the world's third largest consumer of bottled water, according to a new report released by the nonprofit Earth Policy Institute. Bottled water is often no healthier than tap water, the organization says, but it can be 10,000 times more expensive.

Photograph © China Photo/Reuters/Corbis

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