Bottled water is significantly more expensive than tap water, costs 2000 times more per gallon, and has a complex production and disposal system that includes extraction, distribution, consumption, and disposal. While bottled water companies aim to increase demand by scaring consumers about tap water and positioning bottled water as more convenient, bottled water production relies on single-use plastic that is difficult to recycle and often ends up in landfills or incinerated. Many argue it is time to reduce plastic waste and support local water filtration instead of bottled water for environmental and economic reasons.