Green Update – The Blog – your partner in climate watch

By Lindsey Kin

On a daily basis, I receive my ‘Go Green Daily Tip’ from All4Women.co.za. Going through by green folder in my inbox, I came across one email that I had not read, entitled Bottled Water, I thought to myself, for a brief second, how can bottled water possibly be green?

The article was very interesting, and about ‘how bottled water is not environmentally friendly’. Here are the facts, courtesy of Eyako Green Eco-Friendly Corporate Gifts: “Bottled water uses 2 000 times more energy to produce than tap water – where possible, and safe to drink tap water. Bottled water generally comes in plastic bottles that are not biodegradable. The bottles are then transported some distance, this then equals an increase in CO2 missions.

I thought this was an interesting little fact that made me think of myself, and all the bottles of water I purchase weekly – whilst reading this little piece, I began to feel so guilty, ‘coz I know for a fact that on my kitchen table-top, I have a whole bunch of plastic bottles lined up next to each other. I’m not as bad as I use to be though, everyday at work I have my 2-litre Valpre bottle which I fill up with water and re-use – its mainly on the weekend’s where I stop at the garage and become a ‘bottle hoarder’.

I guess it’s one more item to add to the ‘Louis’, or should I say kitchen sink that I carry around day-to-day, but hey I am all for eco-friendliness and saving the environment, and I if I can carry my bottle with me, that’s one less bottle to pollute my environment – feels like I’m singing that song “.. six green bottles hanging on the wall …”

Are you a bottle hoarder? Do you have Energade and Valpre bottles stacked in your kitchen cupboard? Post your comments below.