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As the second most highly purchased beverage in the nation, bottled water ranks right behind soft drinks. But new research shows the energy costs of bottled water are extraordinarily high. A report recently published in Environmental Research Letters takes a rigorous look at the power required to deliver bottled water from source to shelf. Authored […]
For years people have been making weekly bottle runs, reaping small change from soda and beer cans. In Oregon they will soon be able to do the same with water. A change to the state’s Bottle Bill implements a five cent deposit on each water bottle. The policy, officials hope, will encourage consumers to recycle […]
Eight million bottles of water from the U.S. came off the shelves in Japan, due to complaints from consumers that the product had a medicinal and insecticidal odor. Reuters reports that the firm — CG Roxane LLC — reports no abnormalities in the water. Marketed as Crystal Geyser in Japan, the bottled beverage garnered 75 […]
Who is bottling water? Where are they doing it now and where will they do it in the future? A newly accessible report from food and drink consultant Zenith International explores the terrain of the emerging and consistently controversial global bottled water market. The report — spanning 75 countries and articulating both past trends and […]
Bottled water contains contaminates, other impurities, often found in tap water a new report by an environmental advocacy group says. The Environmental Working Group found that ten major brands contained 38 pollutants, with an average of eight per brand. Though none of the levels were above the standards set by the federal government, two brands […]
CHICAGO — The bottled water loophole in the Great Lakes Compact — an opening that initially worried lawyers, conservationists and concerned citizens — is inspiring corporations like Nestle to respond. “How do you define a product?” Nestle spokesperson Brian Flaherty asked the Washington Post. “Water goes into beer in Wisconsin and radiators in Detroit. Why […]
WASHINGTON – The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) recently testified before Congress, suggesting that bottled water is an indispensable component of the American lifestyle. President and CEO of IBWA, Joe Doss, spoke before the U.S. Senate, Environment and Public Works Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security and Water Quality’s hearing on the quality and […]
REKJAVIC, Iceland – Iceland has recently taken an interest in Fiji’s bottled-water tax crisis, reports MarketWatch. Both countries are islands that export the resource to the United States and Europe. While Fiji’s private sector benefits from the nation’s mineral water, much of the Fijian population goes without access to safe drinking water, Iceland’s IceNews reports. […]
FIJI – One of the world’s major exporters of bottled water, FIJI Water shut down its plant in protest of what they believe is an illegal 20 cent per liter tax, the Fiji Daily Post reports. The company announced that it has neither sold nor exported any water since July 1. A statement issued by […]
Bottled water — now considered an extravagance by many — remains a growing market in the United States and its newest economic niche seems to have taken the product to the height of indulgence: bottled water for dogs. At least four companies have begun marketing the product for pets. Often fortified with vitamins and flavored, […]
A new UN map highlights bottled water’s patterns of international trade. With France being the major exporter of bottled water, trade routes in Europe (between France, Germany, and Belgium) often involve intracontinental trade. The United States also imports a large quantity of water from France and Fiji. Original image available here. Source/Design : UN Comtrade/Emmanuelle […]
New York, NY – Bottled water may be going the way of the dodo, if you believe the hype in the media these days. But despite the backlash from many about its green costs, profits are up. Nonetheless, Fiji Water is upping its marketing budget to make its image more eco-friendly. One of their new […]
