Does anyone know if carbon water filters are biodegradable or recyclable? The answer is not on the web.?

Question

Big push to turn from bottled water is great but what about the filters we are using (especially since the trap all those bad things like chlorine, lead, mercury, cysts, flouride etc.....) aren't we just then putting them back in the ecosystem?

Answer 1

The carbon inside them is biodegradable or you could use it for fuel. The plastic housing is probably recyclable only in a few places. Don't worry about the material trapped by the charcoal; the concentrations are miniscule.