May 12, 2013
Bottled water in many countries has, in some cases, been proven to be potentially dangerous to drink and the pollution/landfill issues with used plastic water bottles […]
January 5, 2013
Water, water everywhere, just not in plastic bottles, says a town in the US state of Massachusetts. A law passed by the town of Concord went […]
June 6, 2012
Most people feel very virtuous when they grab a bottle of water off the supermarket shelf rather than that carbonated sugar bomb or preservative-laden fruit juice, […]
June 29, 2011
Bottled water consumption, which has more than doubled globally in the last number of years, is a natural resource that is putting a heavy tax the […]
May 21, 2011
******************** A survey of 200 sites in 20 countries around the world has found that bisphenol A, a synthetic compound that mimics estrogen and is linked […]
March 28, 2011
What is a rain garden? A rain garden is an attractive landscaping feature planted with perennial native plants. It is a bowl-shaped or saucer-shaped garden with […]
January 10, 2011
Image ©serpico via morguefile We think that cutting out your bottled water habit is the perfect New Year’s goal for 2011. So does the Environmental Working […]
October 24, 2010
Bottled water is a huge resource hog, from the plastic and shipping to the water itself. Not only is there the waste to consider, but many […]
August 27, 2010
Save resources by drinking from a glass whenever you can, or use a refillable, stainless steel bottle when you are on the go. Ever wonder where […]
April 21, 2010
While the contents themselves are not especially harmful, the process of producing bottled water is not doing the environment any favors. Many health-conscious consumers strongly believe […]