Internal dilemma – do we sell bottled water or not. I say no, others disagree citing lost sales opportunities.
Developing a case to plead & came across an article on Mother Earth News citing the following:
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s standards for tap water are slightly more stringent than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s standards for bottled water
- Approximately 1.5 million gallons of oil — enough to run 100,000 cars for a whole year — are used to make plastic water bottles.
- growth in bottled water production has increased water extraction in areas near bottling plants, in some cases leading to water shortages that affect nearby consumers and farmers
- In addition to the millions of gallons of water used in the plastic-making process, 2 gallons of water are wasted in the same purification processes for every gallon that goes into the bottles
- federal share of funding for water systems has declined from 78 percent in 1973 to 3 percent today
anyone else ever see Penn & Teller’s show where they set up the “Water Bar” in LA?
If we do sell bottled water, it should definitely have a tarantula in the bottle so we can tell people it can from the amazon.
2 responses so far ↓
Laura Evers // August 26, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Thank you for mentioning Mother Earth News on your Web site. We appreciate the attention.
Laura Evers
Mother Earth News
greenrestaurant // November 9, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Ok, so we finally solved our dilemma with two words – Keeper Springs.
From their site:
“Keeper Springs is fresh mountain spring water bottled right here in the United States from a sustainable spring.
While our company encourages investment in public water supplies and minimizing the use of plastic bottles – and of course, maximizing recycling – we believe that bottled water is a permanent fact of our society and that ours is among the best. Our unique business proposition is, along with proudly selling great spring water, we will donate all of our profits toward providing our children with a clean and safe world to inherit.”