http://www.triplepundit.com/2006/02/bottled-water-demand-starting-to-cause-problems/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2006/02/bottled-water-demand-starting-to-cause-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-13739 P.H. Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:56:33 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2006/02/bottled-water-demand-starting-to-cause-problems/#comment-13739 Actually, in many countries plastic bottles are not used. Rather glass bottles that you trade back in at your next purchase. Here in the US there are some neat projects with reusing plastic bottles: http://psdblog.worldbank.org/psdblog/2005/10/made_from_waste.html There has also been talks about the rediculous costs of bottled water in the US and Europe. Evian is more expensive than water by the barrel - and has no taste. Many are arguing that instead of buying that bottle of water in NY you should donate that money to improving water and sanitation in poor countries. http://psdblog.worldbank.org/psdblog/2005/08/water_a_taste_t.html http://psdblog.worldbank.org/psdblog/2005/08/the_power_of_a_.html Actually, in many countries plastic bottles are not used. Rather glass bottles that you trade back in at your next purchase.
Here in the US there are some neat projects with reusing plastic bottles: http://psdblog.worldbank.org/psdblog/2005/10/made_from_waste.html
There has also been talks about the rediculous costs of bottled water in the US and Europe. Evian is more expensive than water by the barrel – and has no taste. Many are arguing that instead of buying that bottle of water in NY you should donate that money to improving water and sanitation in poor countries.
http://psdblog.worldbank.org/psdblog/2005/08/water_a_taste_t.html
http://psdblog.worldbank.org/psdblog/2005/08/the_power_of_a_.html

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2006/02/bottled-water-demand-starting-to-cause-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-13738 Mark Brandon Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:40:36 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2006/02/bottled-water-demand-starting-to-cause-problems/#comment-13738 How high is the profit margin on a bottle of water? There are biodegradable plastic options now, made from corn, that are only slightly more expensive than the petroleum-based alternatives. It would be an easy transition if there were external influences to encourage them to make the change. Mark Brandon Sustainable Log - News and Views for Socially Responsible Investors http://sustainablelog.blogspot.com http://www.firstsustainable.com When you subscribe to Sustainable Log, we give $1 to Alternative Gifts International in support of a cause of your choice. How high is the profit margin on a bottle of water? There are biodegradable plastic options now, made from corn, that are only slightly more expensive than the petroleum-based alternatives. It would be an easy transition if there were external influences to encourage them to make the change.
Mark Brandon
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