History of Bottled Water

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Who bottles water?

1. Evian 2. Fiji 3. Coca-Cola (Dasani) 4. Pepsi (Aquafina) 5. Nestle (Pure Life, Perrier) 6. (Private Label) DKNY- Donald Trump 7. Kroger, Food City, Club Store's (Sam's Choice)

College Bottled Water Bans

1. Macalester College (MN) 2. Humboldt State University (CA) 3. University of Vermont 4. Washington University 5. DePaul 6. Harvard School of Public Health 7. Loyola University promotion of bottle filling stations

Major Types of Bottled Water

1. Natural Mineral Water -found underground -characterized by a constant level of minerals 2. Spring Water -underground water that flows naturally to the surface 3. Purified Water -from any source, purified - 40% of bottled water comes from the tap

Top Selling Bottled Water

1. private label 2. Dasani 3. pure life 4. aquafina 5. Poland Spring 6. smart water 7. vitamin water 8. deer park 9. ozarka

States with container deposit laws are......?

2.6 times more likely to recycle 11 states--> 60% of plastic bottles are recycled Michigan gives 10 cents/bottle and 95% recycle

Most expensive bottled water in the world

Beverly Hills 90h20 Diamond Edition - only 9 bottles made - designed by jeweler to the stars (Mario Padilla) - bottle features 14 carats in diamonds - presentation case - 4 engraved Baccarat crystal tumblers

How long has bottled water been around?

Bottled Spa Water- France 1850 Perrier- 1863 Poland Spring- 1890 Diamond Springs- 1990 Aquafina- 1994 Dasani- 1999

water origin for Bling H20

Chestnut Hill. Dandridge, TN est in 2005 English Mountain Spring referred to as "The Promised Land"

What states have container deposit laws?

Hawaii California Oregon Iowa Michigan New York Vermont Maine Massachusetts Connecticut Delaware

if you stacked all the empty water bottled end to end it would take

-42 days to reach the moon -4.5 days to circle the Earth

Bling H20

-Inspired by Hollywood writer Kevin Boyd -says image is of utmost importance -believes you can "tell a story about a person by the water they carry" -price ranges from 38.38 to 69.69 -bottled at the source, charcoal filtered, treated with UV and ozone

what about all the empty plastic bottles?

-plastic can take over 1000 years to biodegrade -only about 30% are recycled in US today -every day over 40 million water bottles end up in the garbage -Americans use over 2 million plastic bottles every hour -about 40 million bottles per day wind up as trash

American's Concern for tap water

-quality (86%) -safety (32% of adults, 90% of adults w children under 12)

BPA (Bisphenol A)

-used in making polycarbonate plastics -estrogen like compound, usually used as growth hormone in cattle -1930's used as replacement hormone for women -Controversial health effects (leaching into water, released w heat) -banned in baby bottles

LOOK AT NOTEBOOK PAPER NOTES

SERIOUSLY

a water bottle is how long?

about 9 inches

recycling a single 20 oz bottle can _____?

can power a 60W bulb for 6 hr

Smart Water

coca cola purchased Glacéau in 2007 for 4.1 billion

Purification Steps

distillation deionization reverse osmosis

19 20-oz PET bottles = ????

enough fiber for an XL t-shirt or 1 sq ft of carpet

Fracking

high pressure injection of water into shale releases gas trapped inside effect on water quality?--> discredited

BPA free

host of new marketing ideas and way to get consumers to buy by saying "BPA free"

1974 Drinking Water Act

municipal tap water regulated by EPA. No E.coli in water.

Ogo Oxygenated Water

natural spring water Tilburg, Netherlands patented, natural oxygenation process the "breathing" water

Alkaline water

pH of 8-10 antioxidant alkaline hydrating high in K excellent source of minerals


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