bottled water

Nestlé Targets Developing Nations for Bottled Water and Infant Formula

By Darcey Rakestraw On April 23, Nestlé announced it had purchased Pfizer’s infant nutrition unit, which will strengthen their ability to sell infant formula in emerging markets, particularly in Asia. The move is not surprising, since 85 percent of Pfizer’s infant nutrition revenues came from developing countries, where Nestlé is also looking to expand its sales of bottled water. How do we know this? Nestlé has declared both its Pure Life brand of bottled water and infant formula as ...[READ MORE]

Bottled Water Sales are Down!

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 Water Watch is reporting a 12.6 percent drop in sales! Nestle is working harder to gain back consumer confidence. Watch out for more deceitful advertising. Hanging on for Pure Life Why ...[READ MORE]

Multipure Unveils New Look and Product Line

Whew! Well, I am back from my 3 week vacation. I went to visit my sister in Las Vegas and we both attended the Multipure first annual convention. Wow, what an awesome experience. I have to say I was very impressed with the entire event. For 3 days we attended classes, pop certification and the unveiling of some super awesome products and the entire make-over of Multipure! We got to meet some really great people and fellow Multipure distributors and had the time of our lives! Among the products ...[READ MORE]

5 Reasons Not to Drink Bottled Water – Banthebottle.net

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 and immediately chuckled. The article, entitled “5 Reasons to Make Bottled Water Part of Your ...[READ MORE]

Keep Coca-Cola's Plastic OUT Of the Grand Canyon

There were meaningful plans brewing for America’s most iconic national park before Coca-Cola stepped in to protect its own interests. The National Parks Service was weeks away from finalizing plans that would have eliminated the sale of plastic water bottles in the Grand Canyon when Coca-Cola, who sells water under the Dasani name, stepped in and squelched the plans. Join us in telling the National Park Service that we won’t stand for big corporations calling the shots in our nation’s parks, ...[READ MORE]

Crackdown in California Over Bottled Water Greenwashing – Care2.com

by Jennifer Mueller/Care2.com Two bottled water companies and a plastic bottle manufacturer are misleading  California consumers by claiming their bottles are biodegradable, charged  California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris in a lawsuit last week.  The  state is suing to immediately remove thousands of bottles of Balance and  Aquamantra water made by ENSO plastics from store shelves under California’s new  environmental marketing law. Greenwashing by Bottled Water Companies Accusations  of ...[READ MORE]

California Attorney General Sues Companies Over False Biodegradable Claims

LOS ANGELES — The California attorney general's office on Wednesday sued three companies over allegations they misled consumers by marketing plastic water bottles as biodegradable. The lawsuit – said to be the first government action to enforce the state's environmental marketing law – accuses ENSO Plastics of Mesa, Ariz., of falsely claiming their bottles would biodegrade in less than five years, leaving behind no harmful materials. It is illegal in California to label a plastic food or drink ...[READ MORE]

Food & Water Watch – Ask the Florida Legislature to pass SB 118

Help Clean Up Florida Waterways Bottled water does serious damage to our environment, and it should pay its fair share of the cleanup. Ask the Florida Legislature to pass SB 118, a bill that will use a surcharge on bottled water to fund a new program to clean up bottled water trash from the environment. Support bottled water trash cleanup! You see it everywhere. Trash from bottled water shows up in our neighborhoods and parks, polluting the environment. On top of that, bottled water costs ...[READ MORE]

Best Buy Price Gouging During Hurricane Irene?

As hurricane Irene bears down on the Jersey Shore, the Best Buy in Howell, NJ has taken it upon themselves sell cases of Dasani water for $40.56. One of the DJs for New Jersey 101.5 just sent this photo to theCHIVE. At a time when it’s so important for these seaside communities to come together to help each other out (maybe even lower the price on water, eh), it’s disappointing to see a massive corporation like Best Buy not only assume zero social responsibility, but also go the extra mile to ...[READ MORE]

Environmental Group Sues Glacier for Consumer Fraud

Glacier Water Services, the largest seller in California and the U.S. of filtered water from vending machines, claims its machines dispense chemical-free drinking water. But the first statewide tests of vended water for chemical contaminants found that one-third of Glacier machines sell water that fails state health standards, and two-thirds fail to live up to Glacier’s marketing claims. In a report released today, Environmental Working Group (EWG) and the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) say ...[READ MORE]