Did you know the Waters Co Filter Kit on the Ace Bio Jugs lasts you for 2 years? With the start of Plastic Free July, the movement to rid the world of single use plastic gets a more widestream audience than usual. Bottled water is an easy target in the war on single use plastic, so are soft drinks. With the widespread use of products like Soda Stream and a water filter jug in most people's homes, it is time to take a look at just how many filter cartridges get used and thrown away, and most of them are made of plastic.

The Ace Jug from Waters Co has been our favourite jug for close to a decade now, not only because it removes 99.99% of fluoride from your drinking water as well as chlorine, bacteria and other heavy metals, it uses far less plastic in the filter cartridges because of how infrequently they need changing. While Brita Jugs need a new plastic cartridge every month, the Ace Jug from Waters Co has one main cartridge that lasts up to 2 years and then 4 smaller ones to go with it that last you six months each. It is important to change them at their correct time and not to leave them past their change date. We will explain why.

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In a Brita Jug (for example),  you would need 24 cartridges to cover the same filtration time period as what's listed above. If you can't afford a ceramic benchtop system or don't have the room for it, using a jug is your cost effective alternative and the amount of plastic produced is important.

What is the pre-filter in Ace Jug Waters Co Filter Kit?

If you have any 'bits' in your water that can be seen by the naked eye, the Pre-Filter will catch these and stop them from clogging up the next filter down, the Top Filter. It doesn't have any special properties other than catching pieces of grit, dirt and other chunky things that may be in your water. If you're taking it camping and getting water from a stream, it's absolutely vital that you check on this and change when necessary.