I don't know if bottled water's any safer, but that's been my drink of choice for the past 25 years. :/
I'm gonna get some Ale-8-1 the next time I'm at the store though. I don't care what's in it. Ale-8-1 rules.
I've been really getting on the no-plastic train when it comes to consumables. The first thing that really stuck out to me was how the plastic in leftover kitchen containers would soften up when heating/microwaving (or worse, the even cheaper fast food ones).. On top of that, the damn food was staining the plastic. That doesn't seem good for the body, to be eating food that definitely has some sort of plastic particles in it. Switched over to Pyrex glass containers.
But there's just so much plastic out there. Like the cases of water, or soda.. plastic wrapping around foods.. even the blender bottle I use for the gym.
It's every where, and when you think about it, it's a damn hard thing to get rid of fully.