The Rise of the Plastic Water Bottle

One of my biggest pet peeves is plastic water bottles. Why are we paying for something that is free? When did it become weird to carry around your own reusable water bottle? When I was a kid, single-use water bottles weren’t a thing. I grew…

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Bio-Based Bottle for Water in the Works

The two biggest bottled water companies in the world — Danone and Nestlé Waters — are teaming up to change plastic packaging in the food and beverage industry. To accomplish the feat, they’re bringing in a California startup called Origin…

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How marketing can boost reusable bottle use

If we want to promote reusable water bottles as a more sustainable option to bottled water, marketing has to be our primary focus.

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China’s bottled water companies are bottling melting Tibetan glaciers and selling it for a premium price

In China, like most other developed countries, premium bottled water represents a hefty market share. This isn’t a vending machine beverage we’re talking about; most of that is just tap water anyway. We’re talking about something much different and, if you believe the marketing department, better. Think artesian springs, think crystal clear babbling brooks, think Mount Everest. Wait, what? That’s right. Tibetan officials are encouraging companies to tap Himalayan glaciers for premium water, and China thinks that sounds like a stellar idea. Read the rest of China’s bottled water companies are bottling melting Tibetan glaciers and selling it for a premium price

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If you are craving a $41 bottle of melted glacier water, check out this Belfast hotel

If you thought it was difficult to choose a wine for your dinner, stay far away from this hotel in Belfast, Ireland, where you’re expected to understand which water  perfectly pairs with your salmon. Once home to the world’s most expensive cocktail — the Original Mai Tai, made with the most exclusive Jamaican Rum from J. Wray and Nephew at a cost of $1,270 — the Merchant Hotel in Belfast now has the world’s most exclusive menu of water , including one variety that will set you back $41 for a bottle. Read the rest of If you are craving a $41 bottle of melted glacier water, check out this Belfast hotel

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BIG unveils lush mountain-like terraced building infused with nature

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INFOGRAPHIC: Why you should stop buying bottled water

Americans buy a staggering amount of bottled water every year. Not only does that bottled water consumption add to a wasteful water footprint —the average U.S. consumer uses as much as 1,320 gallons per day—but it’s also the source of tons of landfill trash. Buying bottled water isn’t economically sound either. Even though half of most bottled waters come from the tap, some water brands charge up to 500 times more than the cost of tap. Wheels for Wishes put together an infographic to examine the many reasons why Americans need to reduce their bottled water footprint. Read the rest of INFOGRAPHIC: Why you should stop buying bottled water

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Big Water fights plans to reduce plastic pollution in National Parks

We’re already fed up with bottled water companies for sucking the water out of California and other drought-threatened areas, but this latest news is really one for the history books. In a last minute amendment to a House spending bill , the insane notion has been proposed that bottled water companies should have a legally protected right to sell their wares inside the boundaries of National Parks. At this time, it’s uncertain what the chances are of that language making it into law, but the fight between Big Water and the National Park Service is a competitive one, and it’s clearly not over yet. Read the rest of Big Water fights plans to reduce plastic pollution in National Parks Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: big water , Bottled Water , bottled water industry , bottled water sales ban , disposable water bottles , house spending bill , national parks , plastic litter , proposed law protecting water bottle sales

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Starbucks to move Ethos bottled water operations out of drought-stricken California

In response to the devastating drought in California, Starbucks will stop sourcing its bottled water  there, the company said Friday. Starbucks’ Ethos Water will now be bottled in Pennsylvania in deference to California’s first-ever state-mandated water use  reductions. The announcement comes just one week after a report in Mother Jones showed that Ethos Water was sourced in areas deemed to be in “exceptional drought.” Read the rest of Starbucks to move Ethos bottled water operations out of drought-stricken California Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Bottled Water , bottled water in california , california drought , california water issues , ethos water , international bottled water association , starbucks bottled water , starbucks ethos water

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Duke Energy to provide bottled water in North Carolina where water is too polluted to drink

More than a year after a broken stormwater pipe leaked dangerous coal ash into North Carolina’s Dan River, area residents are still faced with limited access to clean water. Eighty-seven property owners in North Carolina have received letters from the state’s Department of Environmental and Natural Resources informing them that their well water is no longer safe to drink or cook with . Recent testing found that groundwater supplies are polluted with toxic byproducts from the 2014 spill. Coal ash in the water is responsible for unsafe levels of chemicals such as vanadium—which causes respiratory problems—and the carcinogen hexavalent chromium to seep into groundwater. Duke Energy has not yet conceded that their pits are the source of the pollution, but the company has offered to provide bottled water to households that have received a notice from the state. Read the rest of Duke Energy to provide bottled water in North Carolina where water is too polluted to drink Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Bottled Water , coal ash dump , coal ash pit , coal power , dan river , duke energy , groundwater pollution , north carolina , north carolina environment , water pollution

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