[cmclaren]

I spent some time in SE Asia. Plastic consumption is rampant there, with styrofoam trays, plastic wrap, and plastic bags used for most items in stores. Street food vendors put their food in plastic. Straws and hard plastic cups are commonplace. Litter is common and waste management is nonexistent in many areas.

One problem I’ve noticed there is the high volume of single-use plastic water bottles in use to deliver potable water. Most water is not drinkable from the tap, so this is the solution.

Ensuring country-wide safe drinking water from the tap is no small feat, so this is incredibly discouraging.

[Scoundreller]

Also comes down to why the water is non-drinkable. Could it be filtered on-premises?

[ChuckNorris89]

And/or boiled beforehand?

[Scoundreller]

Depends on what the contamination is. If it's lead, you're just concentrating the lead and making things worse.