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State Trooper Walks In On Armed Robbery In Newton

Bottled Water Matters is the official voice of the bottled water companies, formed by the IBWA. Give bottled water consumers a voice to share their ideas about bottled water facts, types of bottled water, mineral water brands, bottled water, water bottle labels

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Giant Bottled Water Christmas Tree

Have 20,000 empty bottles of water lying around? Make a giant Christmas tree! Check out what the staff of a hotel in China made to encourage recycling around the holidays. Great example of reuse!!

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Keeping Bottled Water On Tap At DePaw

In an effort to become “green,” these DePaw students speak out about the real effect they have “digested” since the campus made its attempt to become “green.” It’s a very interesting article in the aftermath of a campus ban on bottled water through the life of the campus student

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rEarth Introduces A Line of 100% Recycled Flowerpots Made from Water Bottles

One innovative company is introducing rEarth, a line of 100% recycled flowerpots made from water bottles. Since only about 25% of plastic water bottles get recycled, the company hopes their new line will help raise awareness and encourage recycling. Bottled Water Matters is the official voice of the bottled water companies, formed by the IBWA. Give bottled water consumers a voice to share their ideas about bottled water facts, types of bottled water, mineral water brands, bottled water, water bottle labels

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AMERICA RECYCLES DAY: A KEY TIME TO FOCUS ON CONSUMER EDUCATION

Alexandria, VA – On America Recycles Day, the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) encourages people to become more aware of the importance of recycling and to choose consumer products that are packaged in recyclable material, such as single serve PET bottled water and Home Office Delivery water cooler containers. 

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How falling ill with dysentery inspired a Kenyan teenager

When Joel Mwale was hospitalized with dysentery, his doctors advised him to focus his energies on making a full recovery.

The Kenyan student had caught the illness after consuming contaminated water distributed by his municipal council during the country’s annual dry season.

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Nigeria’s plastic bottle house

Nigeria’s plastic bottle house

Nigeria’s first house built from discarded plastic bottles is proving a tourist attraction in the village of Yelwa.

Hundreds of people – including government officials and traditional leaders – have been coming to see how the walls are built in the round architectural shape popular in northern Nigeria.

The bottles, packed with sand, are placed on their side, one on top of the other and bound together with mud.

Bottled Water Matters is the official voice of the bottled water companies, formed by the IBWA. Give bottled water consumers a voice to share their ideas about bottled water facts, types of bottled water, mineral water brands, bottled water, water bottle labels

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DePauw University poised to fight back the ban

A DePauw University economics major laments the bottled water ban placed on the University’s campus in May 2010.  Catherine Napier, a senior, notes the lack of beverage choices on her campus and explains her preference for the convenience and taste of bottled water.  As demand (and support) for bottled water grows on campus, the same student body that spearheaded this ban may wind up being the market forces that bring it back.

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Bottled Water - small water use, big health benefits

This cool video shows how bottled water is a very small and very efficient water user that spares people of billions of calories when they choose to drink water over other packaged drinks.

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