If you look inside the guts of a Britta water filter, you find a complex arrangement of activated charcoal and ion exchange resins. The result is not only water that tastes better, but which has reduced levels of heavy metals such as lead or mercury. That should help you worry less about water.

If you use a jug filter like I do and are worried about the waste from disposing of the filters, Brita are introducing a new scheme to recycle old water filters. If you want to keep your costs down then look for multi-packs of replacement filters; the cost per filter is much less when you buy them in bulk and each filter is separately wrapped, so they stay good until you need them.

With some of the recent scares about the kinds of things that are making their way into our water supply, it’s no surprise that people are taking a closer look at water filters. The nice thing about Brita is that they offer a number of different options, whether you’re looking for a new system, or a replacement for a water filter that may be getting a little long in the tooth.

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