Water Cooler Dispenser vs. Single-Use Bottled Water
If you don’t want to use tap water in your home or office, you may be looking for a solution to your water woes that is convenient and cost-effective. Though you can easily buy bulk packages of single-use bottled water to provide to your family, workers, or customers, a water cooler dispenser is a more eco-friendly and wallet-friendly solution to your water needs.
Bottles of water are considered convenient because they’re easy to carry around. However, there are many hidden costs to your wallet and your environment, especially depending on how many people you need to provide water to.
If you run a business, continually buying single-use water bottles becomes expensive because each bottle is quite small, and you need many of them. You also need to have bulk packages of water bottles delivered regularly. These bottles require storage and occupy lots of space in an office fridge. On top of that, you have the hassle of trying to recycle these bottles, and depending on the type of plastic, that may not even be an option. As a result, you end up with mountains of plastic waste, which is difficult to dispose of and very harmful to our environment.
In addition, many recent studies have shown that bottled water can contain dangerous microplastics that we consume every time we drink it. You may think you’re getting clean, filtered, treated water, but there may be risks associated with bottled water.
Because of all these factors, bottled water is becoming less popular, especially since there are a number of cost-effective alternatives that do not require the delivery, storage, and disposal of potentially thousands of bottles a year. Canada is also taking steps to phase out single-use plastics, meaning now is a great time to invest in a water cooler dispenser.
Why Invest in a Water Cooler Dispenser?
There are many financial and environmental pros to installing a water cooler dispenser, including:
- Unlimited supply of fresh water
- Multiple filtration systems
- No deliveries of boxes of bottled water
- No cumbersome recycling of bottles
- Takes up less space in storage
- Better for the environment
- No bottled microplastics
- Save on water expenses
People often ask about the cost of installing a water cooler dispenser. There may be a higher upfront cost for the machine itself, but in the long run, it is more cost-effective than continuously purchasing thousands of single-use bottled water because you are not paying for the costs associated with producing, packaging, and delivering each individual bottle. In addition, water coolers take up less space, are easily refillable, and can service many people. Water coolers are an effective long-term water solution for your home or office that is better for the environment and better for your wallet.
At Watermaker, we are proud to offer two types of water cooler dispensers:
Bottleless Point of Use Coolers
These point-of-use water coolers are connected directly to your water source and filtered for an unlimited supply of clean water. Because the cooler is connected to the water source, there’s no need to store large water bottles, which makes it a great space-saver. It’s also available for hot and cold applications and has a stylish and sturdy design. Bottleless coolers are an excellent long-term investment as the water is filtered and safe for consumption, and you never need any bottles to be delivered.
Bottled Coolers
The large blue bottles are a familiar sight in many workplaces. The bottles are delivered and placed into the water cooler dispenser so you and your staff have fresh water on demand. When empty bottles are returned to the provider and reused, making them very eco-friendly, they are durable and can get cold and hot water from the cooler. The con of this system is that you may need to store the bottles, so if space is tight, you might want to look into the Bottleless Cooler we described above.
Why not contact Watermaker today to organize your water cooler dispenser needs needs!
