bottled water

Study: 93% of Bottled Water Contains Microplastics

Study: 93% of Bottled Water Contains Microplastics

You now have another good reason to avoid bottled water. An investigation on brands from around the world determined that the water is often contaminated with tiny pieces of plastic. The new study, conducted by journalism organization Orb Media and researchers at the State University of New York at Fredonia, has already prompted the World […]

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    1 Million Plastic Bottles Bought Every Minute, That’s Nearly 20,000 Every Second

    1 Million Plastic Bottles Bought Every Minute, That’s Nearly 20,000 Every Second

    A new report highlights the astounding amount of plastic bottles humans go through and the environmental havoc it wreaks. Citing figures from consumer market research company Euromonitor International, The Guardian reported that 1 million plastic bottles are bought every minute—or about 20,000 per second—around the globe. About 480 billion plastic bottles were purchased globally in […]

    Edible Water Globes Set to Replace Plastic Bottles

    Edible Water Globes Set to Replace Plastic Bottles

    Bottled water is bad for the planet in many ways, especially since it tends to leave behind a mountain of plastic waste and other wasteful packaging material. To help make this problem disappear, London-based startup Skipping Rocks Lab created the Ooho, a biodegradable and fully edible capsule for water. These golf ball-sized sachets are made […]

    Bottled Water Companies Pay Next to Nothing to Siphon Freshwater From Pristine Lake

    Bottled Water Companies Pay Next to Nothing to Siphon Freshwater From Pristine Lake

    Environmentalists in New Zealand are increasingly angered that bottled water companies are extracting and exporting the country’s pristine and finite freshwater sources for private profit—and paying very little for this privilege. As the Guardian reported, Coca-Cola, “which has an annual revenue of over $60bn, last year paid NZ$40,000 to the local council for the right […]

    Man Wears Trash for 30 Days

    Man Wears Trash for 30 Days

    Rob Greenfield, adventurer and activist, wore every piece of trash he created for 30 days. Watch the video to find out the challenges Greenfield faced during this epic experiment.

    6 Communities Where Nestlé Bottled Water Plans Are Under Fire

    6 Communities Where Nestlé Bottled Water Plans Are Under Fire

    By Daniel Ross With much of North America still in the grips of a drought going back years, managing dwindling drinking water resources is a pressing topic. And in a year when bottled water sales in the U.S. are expected to exceed soda sales for the first time, Nestlé Waters—a water-for-profit poster child that dominates […]