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WATER NEWS & INFO
The Benefits of Bottled Spring Water over Bottled Purified Water
Water is an essential part of life. It is said that a person can live for six weeks without food but couldn’t make it even three days without water. Since the human body is 75% water, it is safe to say that the consuming enough of the colorless, odorless liquid is essential for the body to functio
The Problem of Plastic Bottles
In today’s consumer market, convenience reigns supreme. Being able to get the things you need when you need them is the basis of an entire industry devoted to helping people get what they want faster. Unfortunately, one of the problems that developed from this trend is the massive amounts of waste
Plant Based Bottles – Bottles of the Future
It is estimated that only two out of ten plastic bottles make it to the recycle bin. The other eight find their way into landfills where they leach toxic chemicals into the ground and water supply. With Americans purchasing over 50 billion bottles of water each year, coming up with an eco-friendl
The Promise of PLA Resin for Eco-Friendly Packaging
One of the challenges that the green movement has to address in a society that values consumerism is the packaging that the products are wrapped in. This is especially true when it comes to convenience food products. Bottled water, soda, and other portable foods are often housed in packaging that le
Florida Bottled Water – Picking the Right Product
When it comes to buying Florida bottled water, you have a ton of options available to you. The bottled water industry generates about $11 billion dollars in annual sales. Although the most recognizable brands take up the most shelf space in the store, there are easily over 100 brands of water sold t
Making the Switch to Eco Friendly Water Bottles
These days, most people you talk to are looking for ways to go green. The concern about global warming and other consequences caused by pollution as well as the cost saving benefits associated with green products has caused environmentalism to go mainstream. When you first start living an eco-friend
Corn Bottles Made to Degrade
There is a new kind of plastic water bottle that is working to make bottled water, and other portable drinks, eco-friendly. Bottled water is attractive for many reasons. It is portable. It comes from a variety of sources that produce different tastes. Although the opposite is often true, it is perce
The Benefits and Trends of Compostable Bottles
Compostable bottles are the new green trend in disposable bottles that were created to address the problem of plastic pollution. Even though most plastic bottles that are in use today are able to be recycled, only about 20% of the 50 billion bottles used and thrown away every year actually make it t
Bottled Water Industry Trends in 2010
In recent years, the bottled water industry has been taking quite a beating. Most of the criticisms aimed at the major players in the bottled water space have to do with the ethics of selling people a product that some feel is not really needed; especially for people who live in developed countries
The Importance of Biodegradable Bottles
In a Utopian society there would be no such thing as waste. Every product produced would be reused or recycled and there would be no need for landfills to hold the billions of pounds of trash that get sent to them every year. Unfortunately, it isn’t a perfect world and there is a need to come up w
The renewal bottle journey
Sourcing Ingeo: Raw Materials
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Food Composting Facilities Across the United States

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Making Ingeo: Eco-Profile & LCA
If you replace the PET in 100,000 plastic food containers with Ingeo, you can save greenhouse gas emissions equal to driving a car 16,000 miles and non-renewable energy equal to 19 barrels of oil or 775 gallons of gasoline.
LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS
We have participated in many 3rd party studies to help quantify, from cradle to grave, the environmental impact of products made with Ingeo vs those made with traditional plastics like PET, rPET, PS, etc.  These studies show that Ingeo has solid, proven eco-creditentials maki
COMPARING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Manufacturing Ingeo produces 60% less greenhouse gases than traditional polymers like PET & PS



COMPARING NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY USE

Manufacturing Ingeo uses 50% less non-renewable energy (NREU) than traditional polyme
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Eco Friendly Companies – Saving the Earth and the Bottom Line
More and more companies today are claiming to be green and socially responsible.  Eco friendly companies are just as concerned about saving the earth as they are about the bottom line.   They are committed to using resources responsibly and searching for ways to replace fossil-b
PLA Resin – Corn-Based Plastics
Polylactic acid or PLA for short is a new form of plant-based plastic that is now being used for food packaging, electronics equipment and auto parts in place of petroleum-based plastics such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and PVC (polyvinyl chloride).  PLA resin is derived f
Florida Water Companies – Becoming Eco Friendly
Forward-thinking Florida water companies are looking at ways to become more eco friendly in both their water collection processes and their bottling.  Bottled water is an $11 billion industry with annual sales of 200,000 billion units.  Americans consume one-fourth, more than any
Spring Water – From Natural Sources
True spring water comes to the surface from a source of underground soil and rocks, emerging through an aquifer, either by naturally occurring forces or a mechanical process that does not chemically alter it in any way.  The term gained widespread commercial popularity and consume
Bottled Water – Spring, Mineral or Purified
Prompted by fears over the safety of municipal drinking water, Americans and other consumers throughout the world began to rely on bottled water as a primary source of hydration.  Sales of water, flavored water and other non-carbonated beverages are now an $11 billion industry. In
Biodegrading – Returning to Nature
Biodegrading refers to the process of matter being broken down into carbon dioxide and water by naturally occurring microorganisms. Consumers increasingly seek biodegradable products, including the packaging and other components out of concern for the environment and a commitment
Eco-Friendly Bottles – An Eco-Friendly Way to Quench Your Thirst
One of the most positive trends in America today is the growing awareness of environmental issues. Going green has become the pet cause of many companies and organizations, and even of politicians and celebrities. It’s never been cooler to live an eco-friendly lifestyle. There ar
Local Water Company Launches More Environmentally-Friendly Bottled Spring Water
Lake Placid, Florida, 5 June, 2009 – In support of World Environment Day Florida-based company Keystone Water Company LLC launched re:newal one of the first Natural Spring Waters in the world in a bottle made from plants rather than crude oil. re:newal combines natural spring wat
Re:newal letter 06/19/2009

With any re:newal comes great responsibility.

Through the introduction of our new product, re:newal natural spring water, we plan to make a positive impact on our planet, the way bottled water is viewe