1 glass of bottled water costs 60 cents

Bottled water was also affected by recent price increases. Finally, with the price increase last month, the price of 19-liter bottled water reached 55 lire.

With the latest increase, the cost of buying bottled water for the first time has reached a minimum of 150 lire, including the deposit.

The cost of 1 full glass of water from the carboy varies between 55 and 60 kuruş.

The deposit of plastic bottles made with foreign raw materials was 120 lire.

Halil Mert, manager of the Antalya Pipe and Water Distributors Association (ANTSUDER), said that the price of water in a bottle changed between 15 and 30 lira last year, saying, “This year, the price of water varies between 35 and 55 lire. with increasing costs. Warehouse prices for empty demijohns have also increased. Its price was between 70 and 90 lira last year, and now it has reached 120 lira. If a person is going to buy water in a carafe for the first time, he has to pay something like 150 lire with the deposit. After the recent price hikes, the price of 1 full carboy glass of water has hit 60 cents,” he said.

RECYCLE

Stating that empty demijohns are being recycled, Mert said, “Our request from our customers is to place more importance on recycling demijohns as costs rise. We take candies and transform them. If it is unusable, we cut it off and save it for the economy. Our citizens should not use cylinders outside the criteria. The carboys are used up to 70 fillings. Products such as fruit juices are placed in these demijohns, and such things should be avoided.” (DHA)