Comments on: What’s the greenest way to get/make sparkling water?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:02:11 +0000

The cartridges can be recycled, I know people who do it. Talk to your waste management company first!

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:16:12 +0000

Add a pinch of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) to your glass, give it a quick stir and that’s all you need! Good for your digestive system too…

By: Alice

Alice — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:43:10 +0000

I just feel so wierd about this when I’m lucky enough to have clean, cold, drinkable water coming out of my household taps. I even flush the toilet with it, while large numbers of people worldwide don’t have access to any safe clean water at all.

How about first trying to drink non-carbonated tap water instead for three weeks? This may well help you get used to still water so you don’t need to carbonate it at all – by far the greenest option!

It may well seem odd at first, but that’s only because you’re used to the fizz. You really can re-educate your pallet and change what you like and dislike the taste of.

If you find that tap water tastes too chlorinated, try leaving a jug of it to stand for a few hours before you drink it. The chlorine gas then escapes leaving it taste much nicer – certainly much nicer than the horrible metallic taste that carbonated water has!

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:25:13 +0000

A lot of companies that sell carbonators recycle their own cartridges. You mail them back and they send you filled ones at a discount.

By: Scott Wells

Scott Wells — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:29:46 +0000

A DIY carbonator would probably be the best. Directions all over the Internet, but this is the earliest and most comprehensive: http://www.truetex.com/carbonation.htm