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
An interesting New York Times article discusses the use of plastics to make fleece. It was not until 1993 that industry-leasers Patagonia and Polartec began pursuing the use of recycled plastics in their materials. In recent years, however, the industry has greatly improved the use of recycled plastics (such as bottled water containers) to embrace environmental issues and still keep consumers warm and comfortable.
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
This recycled plastic bridge we came across(pun intended), is one of the best ideas we’ve seen. We can all agree that the recycling of plastic in any capacity makes us happy. But this footbridge which spans across the Tweed River in Wales goes above and beyond(last pun, we promise). It’s the sheer volume of plastic that is recycled…
DS Waters of America, Inc. announced a multi-year giving commitment to help the American Cancer Society raise funds through the sale of Athena(R) bottled water to promote breast cancer awareness, education, research and patient care.
CHICAGO — Bottled water is making a comeback after weathering the recession over the past few years.
As reported by Beverage Industry, the bottled water category overall increased 2 percent, generating…
The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) today issued the following statement in response to Governor Martin O’Malley’s adoption of guidelines restricting the use of state funds to purchase bottled water. The recommendations were drafted by the Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, created and tasked by the legislature with “greening” state spending.
On January 5, 2011, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) issued a report critiquing — in scorecard form — the information on bottled water product labels. Provided below are IBWA’s comments and responses to some of the many false and misleading statements in the report.
Featured Videos 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.
