Bottled water found to contain over 24,000 chemicals (NaturalNews) Widespread consumer demand for plastic products that are free of the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) has led to some significant positive changes in the way that food, beverage and water containers are manufactured. But a new study out of Germany has found that thousands of other … [Read more…]
Plastic Water Bottles Causing Flood of Harm to Our Environment Author: Norm SchrieverAuthor, humorist, cultural mad scientist, and enemy of the comfort zone. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ I remember the first time I saw a bottle of water for sale, thinking it was the most ridiculous thing I’d ever encountered. Who the heck would actually PAY to drink … [Read more…]
By Catherine Clarke Fox If your family is like many in the United States, unloading the week’s groceries includes hauling a case or two of bottled water into your home. On your way to a soccer game or activity, it’s easy to grab a cold one right out of the fridge, right? But all those … [Read more…]
People often claim the reasons they buy bottled water is because of convenience, supposed health benefits, and better taste. Yet, a majority of consumers cannot identify any valid reasons as to why they choose bottled water over a reusable bottle. In a way, you could assert that filling up a reusable water bottle for the … [Read more…]
Bottled Water Sales are Dropping! This is great news! More consumers are saving every penny, and choosing to drink tap water instead of expensive, wasteful, bottled water. What does this mean? We are winning the fight against bottled water! We have a long way to go, but this is definitely a great start! Food and … [Read more…]
Date: January 10th, 2012 Author: Tomas Bosque www.banthebottle.net I recently stumbled across an article created by our friends at the highly controversial International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) encouraging consumers to increase consumption of bottled water in 2012. Essentially encouraging consumers to create a New Year’s resolution to drink more bottled water. I read the article … [Read more…]
Erin Brockovich wants consumers to put down the bottle and turn on the tap. “Bottled water is expensive,” Brockovich told The Price of Fame at the Toronto International Film Festival. “People can save money by not buying as much bottled water and maybe investing in a good filter for the house.” (Brockovich is still looking for a … [Read more…]
Over half of Americans drink bottled water, spending 240-10,000 times more per gallon for bottled water than they do for tap water, a trend largely fueled by the belief that bottled water is safer and healthier than tap water. Is the cost worth it? Controversial reports from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in … [Read more…]
Source: National Geographic Daily NewsSolvie Karlstrom and Christine Dell’AmoreNational Geographic’s Green GuidePublished March 10, 2010 Bottled water is a drain on the environment: The U.S. public goes through about 50 billion water bottles a year, and most of those plastic containers are not recycled, according to Elizabeth Royte’s 2008 book Bottlemania: How Water Went on … [Read more…]