illerill
Swedish expat in Malta
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Tap water quality in Malta? by illerill
Drinking from plastic bottles is a terrible idea as several studies show that we're actually consuming particles of plastic when doing so, which affects our health very negatively. The ground water in Malta is contaminated by high levels of ...
No doubt if you drink 20,000,000 bottles or so you won't feel too good. If you drink bottled water in reasonable quantities, as many people do, I am sure you will be absolutely fine. Much of the 'advice' comes from tree hugging ... Read More
Tap water quality in Malta? by illerill
Drinking from plastic bottles is a terrible idea as several studies show that we're actually consuming particles of plastic when doing so, which affects our health very negatively. The ground water in Malta is contaminated by high levels of ...
We drink the tap water, after running it through a Brita filter, and it's fine. It still tastes a little limestone-ish, but we have had no health issues. We do have a closed water tank on the roof, though. I have seen some of the open water ... Read More
Tap water quality in Malta? by illerill
Drinking from plastic bottles is a terrible idea as several studies show that we're actually consuming particles of plastic when doing so, which affects our health very negatively. The ground water in Malta is contaminated by high levels of ...
If drink water from plastic bottles was that bad, there would be a global ban on them surely?:D ;) :lol: :cheers: :cool: Funniest post of the week!Glad someone else reacted to this. *** Read More
Tap water quality in Malta? by illerill
Drinking from plastic bottles is a terrible idea as several studies show that we're actually consuming particles of plastic when doing so, which affects our health very negatively. The ground water in Malta is contaminated by high levels of ...
If drink water from plastic bottles was that bad, there would be a global ban on them surely?I hope you're kidding. It's insanely naive to believe such a thing. If this was the case, do you really think we would be living in this hell of a ... Read More
Tap water quality in Malta? by illerill
Drinking from plastic bottles is a terrible idea as several studies show that we're actually consuming particles of plastic when doing so, which affects our health very negatively. The ground water in Malta is contaminated by high levels of ...
"We also detect BHPF in the plasma of 7/100 individuals, who regularly drink water from plastic bottles. Our data suggest that BPA substitutes should be tested for anti-oestrogenic activity and call for further study of the toxicological ... Read More
Tap water quality in Malta? by illerill
Drinking from plastic bottles is a terrible idea as several studies show that we're actually consuming particles of plastic when doing so, which affects our health very negatively. The ground water in Malta is contaminated by high levels of ...
we get water from those big 20L bottles you see in offices, they deliver to your door weeklyYeah, but it's a plastic bottle isn't it? So that doesn't solve the problem. Read More
Tap water quality in Malta? by illerill
Drinking from plastic bottles is a terrible idea as several studies show that we're actually consuming particles of plastic when doing so, which affects our health very negatively. The ground water in Malta is contaminated by high levels of ...
Drinking water from plastic bottles is fine, its when they have been left in the sun and have been heated, then they are bad for you because some chemical is released.As far as I'm reading, it's not. Plastic should never be used for anything ... Read More
Tap water quality in Malta? by illerill
Drinking from plastic bottles is a terrible idea as several studies show that we're actually consuming particles of plastic when doing so, which affects our health very negatively. The ground water in Malta is contaminated by high levels of ...
Drink mineral water out of a glass bottle.Do you know if it's possible to buy them in bulk somewhere? Otherwise this would probably have me ruined. Read More
Tap water quality in Malta?
Drinking from plastic bottles is a terrible idea as several studies show that we're actually consuming particles of plastic when doing so, which affects our health very negatively. The ground water in Malta is contaminated by high levels of ... Read More
Tax, asked to pay 2400€ in 15 days. Please help! by illerill
Hi guys, I have sent an e-mail to the payroll department at my work asking for help and I will of course call the tax office as well. Before doing this I was however hoping to get some help here as well as I have no idea what's going ...
Alright so I just spoke to them. According to the lady I spoke to my company should do the tax return and it seems they haven't. So I need to go to their office and get this form and then speak to my company to have them have it done. Read More
Tax, asked to pay 2400€ in 15 days. Please help! by illerill
Hi guys, I have sent an e-mail to the payroll department at my work asking for help and I will of course call the tax office as well. Before doing this I was however hoping to get some help here as well as I have no idea what's going ...
As far as I understand everyone have to file a tax return if you got a form in the post or not. Else they work on estimates and this might be what happened with you If you are self employed you might also have to pre pay on next years tax based on ... Read More
Tax, asked to pay 2400€ in 15 days. Please help! by illerill
Hi guys, I have sent an e-mail to the payroll department at my work asking for help and I will of course call the tax office as well. Before doing this I was however hoping to get some help here as well as I have no idea what's going ...
Thanks for the reply, but I'm not sure that helped me a lot. On the paper I received it clearly states that I should pay residential tax rates but as they have not received a tax return, they are assuming that I'm making millions (not ... Read More
Tax, asked to pay 2400€ in 15 days. Please help!
Hi guys, I have sent an e-mail to the payroll department at my work asking for help and I will of course call the tax office as well. Before doing this I was however hoping to get some help here as well as I have no idea what's going ... Read More
Higher rent in new conract, is this fair? by illerill
Hi, I've been living in a really nice penthouse in Sliema for 1½ years now. The rent started at 750€ and was then bumped up to 800€ on a new contract 6 months ago. I agreed to this without any questioning. It is however now ...
Is it just you? Your bills do seem very high, especially your water. I've no idea why it's coming out so high, it does seem wrong but I don't know why. It's the water that seems to be pushing it up, someone else might be able to ... Read More
Higher rent in new conract, is this fair? by illerill
Hi, I've been living in a really nice penthouse in Sliema for 1½ years now. The rent started at 750€ and was then bumped up to 800€ on a new contract 6 months ago. I agreed to this without any questioning. It is however now ...
Hm... I just checked ARMS choosing residential rate instead on the calculator. I then got a total bill of 3764€ instead of 2577€. What am I missing here? It should be cheaper, no? My water readings from 9th of April 2015 is 1 to 384 = ... Read More