ALEXANDRIA, VA – The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) applauds Senator Thomas R. Carper (D) of Delaware and Senator Olympia Snowe (R) of Maine, co-Chairs of the Senate Recycling Caucus and others, for their introduction of U.S. Senate Resolution 251, which expresses support for “the improvement of collection, processing and consumption of recyclable materials throughout the United States” and “policies in the United States that establish the equitable treatment of recycled materials.”

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)’s consumer websitewww.bottledwatermatters.com has released a new YouTube video, “From Tap to Bottled Water,” that dispels a myth repeated by some anti-bottled water activists that bottled water which comes from municipal water sources is just tap water in a bottle…

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)’s consumer website www.bottledwatermatters.com has released a new YouTube video, “Recycling Empty Plastic Bottles,” that gives consumers a good look at how a PET recycling facility converts more than two billion PET plastic bottles each year into useful materials. Most single-serve beverage bottles…

ALEXANDRIA, VA — The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) today is providing consumers with tips for bottled water and drinking water supplies at the opening of the 2011 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season. IBWA draws upon the many lesson learned from previous hurricanes and disasters to underscore the critical need for clean drinking water for affected communities.

File this next story under the header: Why didn’t I think of that?

First, let’s roll back four years…

Alexandria, VA — At an April 26 annual town hall meeting that garnered nationwide attention, the citizens of Concord, Massachusetts, voted down a proposal to ban the sale of single-serve bottled water. “It is good to see common sense and reasonable public policies prevail in the defeat of this unnecessary and over-reaching measure,” said Joe Doss…

Alexandria, VA — Commemoration of Earth Day 2011, celebrated on April 22, includes good news for those concerned about recycling empty plastic water bottles. PET plastic bottled water containers are again the single most recycled item in nationwide curbside collection programs, and their recycled rate has…