Once everything is in place, any water added to the Aarke’s reservoir flows through about three inches of activated carbon ...

At some point, when you look inside your recycling bin and you see hundreds of empty plastic water bottles in there, you think, “I can do better.” It’s easy with a BRITA water filter pitcher.

The big guy in the water pitcher-filter market has practically become a common name, like Kleenex. But even Brita’s most ardent fans might agree that those plastic containers aren’t dinner ...