I read about this new idea of packaging water called "Boxed Water is Better for the Earth" and I was very intrigued by it. We all know that the recycling of plastic bottles has a great ecological problem to our earth. With only about 14% of all bottles recycled and the rest is thrown away, why do we keep destroying our world by continuing the use this product for packaging? When did it become a social norm to buy bottles and not care enough where this material will go in our world once disposed?
This is the problem, how can we start to change this norm to one that is better for this environment? "Boxed Water is Better for the Environment" is something that has just been launched in Michigan, and is a company that is starting to help change this mindset. They fill Tetra Pak boxes with our beloved H2o. Now this is a a great step towards the change of the mindset, but let's take this a step further. Why do we need disposable packaging for water? Inhabitat.com says:
"While we’re all for more sustainable shipping materials and fsc-certified packaging, the concept of boxed water strikes us as a small step rather than a shift in paradigm - wouldn’t it be better to eliminate the packaging completely and tote around a reusable bottle instead? Boxed water may be better than plastic bottles, but the ecological integrity of packaging and shipping water great distances is a pretty hard pill to swallow."
Do you have a reusable bottle?
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