Are the eco friendly water bottles really eco friendly?

Question

i know that they are supposed to be eco friendly since they use 30% less plastic but does that mean that the whole company is actually using less plastic or are they using the 30% less per bottle and making more bottles with it to earn more money?

does anybody know because if they are actually using less plastic ore not?

Answer 1

This jumped out at me:

"i was just wondering if companies are using global warming to make more money."

YES

Corporations are falling over themselves coming up with silly gimmicks to claim they're "going green" for the sake of PR.  But without reducing corporate profits, and in the case you mention its actually a small increase in profits.

Its like yesteryear when breakfast cereal companies made their products "healthier" by removing the word "sugar" from the front of the box but leaving it unmodified on the ingredients list on the side.

Answer 2

How can plastic, made with oil, using electricity generated with coal, filled with water removed from the deep aquifers, and not recyclable, be friendly to the environment? Al Gore would be ashamed of you. Beer bottles are much more environmentally friendly. Drink beer.

Answer 3

I've used the same water bottle for over 5 years, I bought them at Sam's.  Since the law makers in Michigan are too dumb to have a deposit law on bottled water, its what I use.

Answer 4

Why dont you be more concerned with  the destitute in Africa and India or around your neighborhood instead of your usual inanimate object -- waterbottles. heh he   The environment is OK, theres no global warming, the climate is ok,  and yes we are Republicans.

Answer 5

I don't really know but I think so. Better try Some one smarter than me like your parents or parisa. see u tomorrow.

1-28-2008 at 6:50pm

Answer 6

Not in the long run, our Economies are based on supply and demand, as people become more aware of global issues companies seek to exploit this, in this case they have made an eco-bottle, if indeed it uses less plastic it costs them less, and as it has the word 'eco' it cost you more, thus raising the profits of the company involved.

Also as more people demand a product they feel is ecological the company does as you have stated produce more, therefore countering the fact that there was less plastic in the product by using more natural resources in the production of new materials.

The best way to have a truly renewable bottle is one made of glass, it can be recycled, cleaned and used again, and until recent times was common in the delivery and distribution of milk, and in some rural locations still is.

Answer 7

It just means the bottles they use are made with 30% less plastic ( although it is 30% less than a leading compeditor not 30% less than their previous design,look closely at the label) as to their motives probably profit driven since soda companies have slowly been creating thinner aluminum cans than when they started to save $ on materials and that has been happening well before any surge in global warming and the like.  Many companies are using environmental awareness as a money maker like furs have been labeled all natural and biodegradeable but you probably don't think of killing animals as environmentally friendly!  Paint brush manufacturers have made similar claims disposable brushes made of plastic claim they use less energy to produce while wood handled ones are claiming they are better because they are made of natural materials and the cardboard handled disposables will say they are made with recycled materials even when there has been no design changes.

in reguards to the bottles its good that they are using less plastic but they are still being disposed of even if they do get reused a few times.  And shipping all that weight of water is more harmful than the amount of plastic in some ways.

Answer 8

the point is that you aren't throwing away plastic bottles every day.  reusing bottles over and over are more eco friendly than what bottle you reuse.  I fill (and refill) a gallon bottle with tap water and let it sit out so the chemicals can disperse.  I use that water to refill the same smaller bottles at home and work.