Brita Refillable Water Filter Refill Packs for Pitchers and Dispensers, BPA-Free, 80% Less Plastic*, Each Lasts Two Months, For Use with Refillable Shell (Sold Separately), 3 Filters

These filters insets work exactly as they should with no smell to the filtered water. Preparing the filters for use and placing them into the reusable cartridge is easy and takes minutes. Highly recommend as an affordable and environmentally conscious choice.

Before trying this I tried the ordinary replacement filters and the blue ones that last for about 6 months. I live in an area with good water quality, but the plumbing in my home is new and made the water taste weird. All of these filters worked well to improve the taste of my tap water, but I appreciate that these will result in less plastic waste. I wanted to like the blue filters, and honestly, they worked fine, but I do think the pitcher needs to be washed well with hot soapy water at least once a month because I have found pink slime mold growing in different filter pitchers multiple times over the years. It’s just the nature of plastic to harbor biofilms, and not changing the filter or washing the pitcher for six months is not sanitary. I have some misgivings about the nonwoven material that the replacement pouches are made of in terms of microplastic exposure, but I like that the carbon is from coconut husks, not animal-derived bone char.

I bought these to reduce waste and I'm not disappointed. They are a better value than buying the entire filter over and over. The water tastes great, and the system was easy to set up and use. I recommend!

These last as long as a regular filter but without the plastic waste.

I bought these filters for 2 reasons: I didn't like having to discard used filters, and this set was much more reasonably priced than the regular filters.They're as easy to insert and use as the regular filters, and after some side by side comparison using two pitchers I've found that they actually filter slightly more of the TSDs than the usual filters.I've given them 4 stars instead of 5 because the instructions state that the user needs to fill the pot her 3 times to hydrate the filter and discard the water. Not only is that very wasteful since I don't have many houseplants that need watering, it doesn't significantly reduce the metered number of total dissolved solids (TSD). I decided to simply soak the filter for about 10 minutes before putting it into the cartridge, and that seems to have successfully hydrated the contents without wasting water. I definitely prefer this format.

I wondered why Brita didn't have less plastic oriented filters then realized I hadn't looked for it! I was thrilled to discover and appreciate how well it seems to work! Hey Brita, Make this the Standard please!

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I have well water that has lots of minerals and sediment. These filters always make our water taste fresh and delicious.

Easy to use. I was afraid charcoal would be lose, but it’s like a tea bag material making refills easy. Glad to be reducing my plastic waste.