Yes. But in some countries, bottled water is probably the safest
source of water for drinking. Not all places have portable water.
Also, having no bottled water means forcing people to buy
bottled/canned drinks with too much corn frutose syrup in them. In
light of the increasingly obese world population, that's just nuts.
If you're going to argue in environmental terms, what makes all the
other packaged drinks any less wasteful?
not in those countries, but here in singapore.. and those places
where you can get clean water...
people should just get a bottle.. and get tap water..
ultimately, it's about discipline and bothering to get a
bottle
in trying to combat the waste the stuff generates, it's a
start