Comments on: Greenwash Of The Week: Arrowhead Bottled Water Packaging. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/05/06/greenwash-of-the-week-arrowhead-bottled-water-packaging/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: david http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/05/06/greenwash-of-the-week-arrowhead-bottled-water-packaging/#comment-24883 david Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:50:34 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2381#comment-24883 Because clean water comes out of your tap for almost no cost - no plastic bottle needed. Last time I checked, soda does not come out of my kitchen tap, and neither does ice cream. :) Because clean water comes out of your tap for almost no cost – no plastic bottle needed. Last time I checked, soda does not come out of my kitchen tap, and neither does ice cream.

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]]> By: John http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/05/06/greenwash-of-the-week-arrowhead-bottled-water-packaging/#comment-24882 John Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:15:39 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2381#comment-24882 I don't buy bottled water for the reasons that you stated. It doesn't make sense to me to buy bottled water, but why stop with bottled water? Why is the environmental push only against bottled water. Facts: It takes 1.1 gallons of water to bottle 1 gallon of water (not 7 times, that's beer). Soda take 3 - 5 gallons of water to bottle and Beer is upwards of 7 gallons for a gallon of beer. Additionally, there are 26 grams of plastic in a 20 oz bottle of soda. There are 9 grams of plastic in a bottle of water. I agree that bottled water is not green, but neither are any packaged beverages. Wouldn't it be better (and healthier) if everyone stopped buying soda and drank bottled water? Ideally, it would be even better if everyone used reusable bottles filled with tap water. In the end, I am on board with attacking manufacturers for not being green. But I see things like the mayor of San Fransisco (Newsom) banning 5 gallon water bottles, but not touching soda vending machines. I am amazed at the hypocrisy behind the green revolution. Finally, I am willing to bet that there is much less waste in a bottle of water than there is in the pint of ice cream that you purchased. I don’t buy bottled water for the reasons that you stated. It doesn’t make sense to me to buy bottled water, but why stop with bottled water? Why is the environmental push only against bottled water.

Facts: It takes 1.1 gallons of water to bottle 1 gallon of water (not 7 times, that’s beer). Soda take 3 – 5 gallons of water to bottle and Beer is upwards of 7 gallons for a gallon of beer.

Additionally, there are 26 grams of plastic in a 20 oz bottle of soda. There are 9 grams of plastic in a bottle of water.

I agree that bottled water is not green, but neither are any packaged beverages. Wouldn’t it be better (and healthier) if everyone stopped buying soda and drank bottled water? Ideally, it would be even better if everyone used reusable bottles filled with tap water.

In the end, I am on board with attacking manufacturers for not being green. But I see things like the mayor of San Fransisco (Newsom) banning 5 gallon water bottles, but not touching soda vending machines. I am amazed at the hypocrisy behind the green revolution.

Finally, I am willing to bet that there is much less waste in a bottle of water than there is in the pint of ice cream that you purchased.

]]> By: david http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/05/06/greenwash-of-the-week-arrowhead-bottled-water-packaging/#comment-20030 david Sun, 10 May 2009 05:41:09 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2381#comment-20030 Deborah - give Leslie at http://www.watercheck.biz/ hollar. He might be able to help you find something that would work for you. Deborah – give Leslie at http://www.watercheck.biz/ hollar. He might be able to help you find something that would work for you.

]]> By: Deborah http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/05/06/greenwash-of-the-week-arrowhead-bottled-water-packaging/#comment-20029 Deborah Sun, 10 May 2009 05:12:59 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2381#comment-20029 I worry about the fluoride and prescription medications found in tap water. I would never purchase single bottles of water - but we do get the 5 gal. bottles delivered and then we fill up our Sigg bottles. Can you recommend a good RO water filtration system? We had an under the counter one once but when we tested the water before and after, all it really changed was chlorine by a small amount! I worry about the fluoride and prescription medications found in tap water. I would never purchase single bottles of water – but we do get the 5 gal. bottles delivered and then we fill up our Sigg bottles. Can you recommend a good RO water filtration system? We had an under the counter one once but when we tested the water before and after, all it really changed was chlorine by a small amount!

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