Does bottled water remove water from the "cycle of water" and are there effects from this?

The majority of the water in bottled water is collected, transported, sold, and likely consumed within a year or two. After that, it likely returns to the water cycle when people urinate and is processed at a water treatment plant. In essence, bottled water represents a new anthropogenic (human) pathway in the water cycle.

The larger negative effects of bottled water are as follows: it's not true that bottled water is healthier for you—in fact, in some countries, it may be worse than tap water—and it competes with traditional tap water provided by municipalities, making the economics of delivering fresh water to our homes more expensive. Bottled water also releases a lot of energy and consequently carbon dioxide into the atmosphere during manufacturing, adding to regular air pollution.

Bottled water consumption does not remove water from the water cycle. However, the extraction, bottling, and transportation processes can contribute to environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions, plastic pollution, and depletion of local water sources.