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Plastic Vs Stainless Steel Vs Aluminium reusable water bottles

Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Reusing water bottles is an eco-friendly antidote to single-use disposable plastic bottles, but which of the three main material choices is the greenest option?

Uni-Bans-bottled-water

Uni bans bottled water

Friday, 21 January 2011

In a world first, the University of Canberra has banned the sale of bottled water and provided retailers with a profitable environmental alternative.

The Story of Bottled Water (2010)

Thursday, 29 July 2010

With nearly 800,000 views on You Tube, this animated film from the U.S. easily explains the story of why bottled water is so bad for our environment.

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Bubblers & bottle bans

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

Guest-blogger Ruth Hessey from the Total Environment Centre reflects on the G Challenge this issue to ‘avoid single use drinks’, remembering a more simple time when we weren’t so wasteful.

Monte school bans bottled water

School bans bottled water

Thursday, 29 July 2010

Over 1000 students join the ban on bottled water.

Challenge review: no bottled water

Friday, 12 June 2009

How are we going on the 'switch to tap water' challenge? Remember, you're doing your bit to save the environment when you leave the bottle behind.

Fresh food and water

The journey so far

Wednesday, 26 November 2008

It's been 3 months since I started doing the G Challenges. Some of the challenges have turned into habits for me. Have they led to a change in habits for you, or made you re-think your daily activities?

Drinking from reusable bottle

Planning ahead

Wednesday, 8 October 2008

What I've learned this month is that the main reason people buy bottled water isn't the taste, or the health concerns, or the marketing. It's the convenience! But is that a good enough reason to damage the environment?

Oily water

Oil and water

Monday, 6 October 2008

Brace yourselves: I got the calculator out for this post and have been trying to do some maths. I've been trying to work out the oil used to package the bottled water we drink in Australia.

Recyle symbol made of plastic bottles

Ask for a refund

Tuesday, 30 September 2008

Only 35% of plastic water bottles actually get recycled, even though they're completely, totally, 100% recyclable.

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