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Plastic Recycling

2010

Back to School: Top Five Reasons to Tap the Tap
American Water Encourages Use of Tap Water to Help Environment, Save Money
(Press Release)
Aug 31   American Water
3 Reasons To Drop That Plastic Water Bottle Aug 31   SanDiego.com
WRAP Urges More Plastics Recycling in the U.K. Aug 24   Recycling Today
Scientists Map Massive North Atlantic Garbage Patch Aug 19   Reuters
Bottled Water. Unbottled? Aug 17   KOR Water Drops
91 per cent of Canadians test positive for BPA Aug 18   Beverage Daily
Big energy savings claimed for Eldorado’s first 100 per cent RPET water bottle Aug 11   Beverage Daily
Bottled Water Market Share Volume Holds Steady in 2009 Despite Poor Economic Conditions May 13   International Bottled Water Association
Dangers of plastic water bottles to the environment     Helium
How to Pack a Waste Free Lunch Aug 13   HealthNewsDigest.com
Austin environmentalist arrested at UT on Monday during Obama visit Aug 10   Salsa Verde
Guardians of the Pacific hit Sydney billboards Jul 28   Central
Proposed Bottled Water Ban Leaves Some Steamed Jul 12   SF Appeal
British Plastics Federation Disagrees with DEFRA’s Plastics Packaging Recycling Target Jul 9   Recycling Today
Erema Sees Strong Interest in PET Recycling System Jun 24   Recycling Today
Sporting green: Make your summer activities sustainable Jul 12   Aledo Times Record
NYC's Water-on-the-Go Program Celebrates Summer With Independence from Bottled Water Jul 6   Treehugger
USDA says soda tax would reduce obesity Jul 6   BeverageDaily.com
Bundanoon: a new verb—and green movement—from Oz Jul 6   Newsdesk.org
NRDC Sues FDA over BPA in Food Packaging Jun 30   Environmental Leader
Where Thoreau Lived, Crusade Over Bottles Jun 22   The New York Times
APR says "keep the caps on" Jun 24   Plastics Recycling Update
Recycling: Profit that takes a lot of bottle Jun 22   The Independent
Changing Consumer Behavior One Water Bottle at a Time (Opinion) Jun 17   Fast Company
Miller-Coors Brewing to ship beer on recycled plastic Jun 15   Waste & Recycling News
D.C. grocer bans water bottles Jun 10   The Washington Post
MOM's Organic Market Launches New Anti-Plastic Battle the Bottle Initiative, Eliminating All Bottled Waters (Press Release) Jun 7   Mom's Organic Market
Bottled Water Safety (Opinion) May 24   NY Breaking News
Knock at activist from Concord is discriminatory — and off the mark (Letter to the Editor) May 14   The Boston Globe
WSU joins campaign to ban bottled water May 11   Post-Bulletin
Have cup will travel for Barkhamsted businesswoman May 10   Republican-American
Massachusetts Town Votes to Ban the Sale of Bottled Water May 6   Care2
Emergency has some in Concord reconsidering bottle ban May 5   Boston Globe
Concord fires first shot in water battle: Residents’ vote for bottle ban fans controversy May 1   Boston Globe
Life cyle inventory of recycled plastic (Announcement) Apr 30   Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers
Single use PET may be as green as multi use glass Apr 29   Beverage Daily
Nestle Waters CEO defends company at documentary screening Apr 24   Connecticut Post
If every day were Earth Day Apr 20   Daily Camera
Graduation regalia not as sustainable as competition Apr 2   The Brown and White
When choosing water bottles, think green Feb 27   Killeen Daily Herald
Study quantifies PET bottle lightweighting Feb 19   Plastics News
Rainbow Light: Eco•Guard™ Sustainable Packaging Feb 12   Packaging Europe
Coke's New Bottle Is Part Plant Jan 24   The Wall Street Journal
Recycling group hands out water bottles, plans second giveaway Jan 21   The Parthenon
Glass packaging best for the environment Jan 6   Food Production Daily
E Looks Back 20 Years Jan   E / The Environmental Magazine

 

2009

Bottled Water Business Is on the Decline Dec 21   Sphere
Naya Spring Water Eyes U.S. Expansion Dec 1   Brandweek
Is Bottled Water a Dead Man Walking? (Opinion) Nov 30   Triplepundit
Cuisinart adds value via filter Nov 25   The News-Times
Perfect Stocking Stuffer: Vapur Eco Water Bottle Nov 19   GreenAndSave.com News
Kor Unveils Limited Edition Water Vessels that Give Back Nov 18   Inhabitat
Flavrz Organic Drink Mix Joins the Healthy Lunch Revolution (Press Release) Nov 17   Flavrz Drink Mix
A New Way to Reduce Dependency on Plastic Water Bottles: Cuisinart CleanWater® Countertop Filtration System (Press release) Nov 10   Cuisinart
Experts: Tap just as good as bottled water Nov 3   Athens Banner Herald
Green Answer for Lodging Industry and Hotels Who Want an Eco-Friendly Alternative to Plastic Bottled Water: Water Purification and Bottling System that Feeds Off a Hotel’s Waterline Enables Hotels and Restaurants to Produce Unlimited Chilled, Sparkling and Still Water in Reusable, Designer Glass Bottles that Can Be Branded With a Hotel Logo.
Oct   Buyer Interactive
Wither Plastic? Plant-based bottles that decompose show promise for the beleaguered bottled water industry Sep   Continental
WDAY Green Tip #11 - Stop using bottled water (Opinion) Sep 9   Examiner.com
Nestle to start pumping water from the Arkansas river Aug 28   Examiner
Going green for school Aug 24   Cleburne Times-Review
AAH HAA! Inc. Shows the Way to a Clean Conscience Aug 11   AAH HAA! Inc.
The Bag Lady: Gardener's little changes can change environment for the better Jun 20   The Vicksburg Post
New York state government will restrict use of bottled water May 12   ABC 7
Coke working on new earth-friendly bio-bottle May 13   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Nashville Zoo Will Not Sell Any Beverages In Plastic Bottles On Earth Day Apr   Zoo and Aquarium Visitor
Lafayette students drape their windows with activism: Angevine students' art exhibits showcases plastic bottle consumption Apr 13   Daily Camera
MCC student wants world record on plastic bottle recycling Apr 10   Bradenton Herald
KOR Water Launches the Thirst for Giving™ Program: Three New Colors for the KOR One Bottle Help Support the Future of Water (Press Release) Apr 9   KOR Water
If you insist on buying bottled water, you're getting soaked (Opinion) Apr 3   Recordnet.com
PRECYCLING: The Trend for This Earth Day: Eco-Consumers Can Go Green, Save Green with Sodastream at Kohl's, Williams-Sonoma, Sodastream.com (Press Release) Apr 2   Soda-Club
The evils of bottled water (Opinion) Mar 18   Summit Daily News
Boat made of plastic bottles to make ocean voyage Mar 9   CNN
Bottled water creates pollution Jan 22   The Daily Press

 

2008

Clemson research gives biodegradable plastic a boost Dec 28   Greenville Online
Tap water wins battle with the bottle Dec 27   Santa Cruz Sentinel
Save Brita filters for recycling Dec 5   Plenty
Green-Centric Events Have Spice Nov 21   Meetings Industry Megasite
Water: Buying a message on a bottle Nov 13   The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Offers Guests Environmentally-friendly drinking water through agreement with Natura® Water, Inc. (Press Release) Nov 6   Hyatt
Sparkling Water and Soda: Worse Environmental Villains Than Bottled Water Oct 22   MarketWatch
Recycling water filters Oct 21   Plenty
RepairClinic.com Says "Give up the Bottle": Reduce Landfill Waste, Save the Environment and Money -- Replace Water Bottles (Press release) Oct 14   PRWeb
PET bottles out, stylish eco-friendly bottles in Oct 3   The Michigan Journal
Prof Challenges Univ. To Limit Use of Bottles Oct 1   The Cornell Daily Sun
Coyote Point Museum and Hillsborough AYSO kick out plastic waste Sep 22   San Matteo County Times
Breaking the bottled water habit (Opinion) Sep 19   USA Today
Green Seeds: Conserving water the Lincoln way Aug 29   WickedLocal: Lincoln
RainSoft Water Treatment Systems To Sponsor 2008 Chicago Air & Water Show (Press Release) Jul 31   RainSoft
EcoUsable Provides Stainless Steel Water Bottles to Crew of Raft Made of Junk to Raise Awareness about Plastic Fouling Oceans Jul 30   PR Leap
Bottled Water Faces Rising Tide of Criticism Jul 24   Fox News
Go Green/ Save Green-Bottled Water: Bottled water is a seven billion dollar industry that keeps growing. Jul 11   News Channel 7
Dickerson's push helps Bats go green: Recycling, plastic are targets Jul 9   The Courier-Journal
Unhealthy thirst for profit: Water, water, everywhere, but so is the need to curb speculators (Opinion) Jun 26   MarketWatch
Bottle or tap? Income, education influence choices: Higher education linked to tap water preference Jun 25   CBC.ca
Bottled Water Is a Big Drain (Opinion) Jun 18   Business Week
Few things are as they seem (Opinion) Jun 11   PineAndLakes.com
CONSUMER GOODS: Bottled water sales continue to soar Jun 9   Courier-Post
How safe is Stafford's water? (Opinion) Jun 4   Asbury Park Press
Paper or plastic: Which has better recycling 'payoff'? Jun 2   Austin American-Statesman
Bottled water's impact on oil use, landfills tough for critics to swallow May 24   The Ithaca Journal
Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It May 20   AlterNet
Diamant Corporation Announces Striking Statistics for Waste Management in the Bottling Industry (Press Release) May 9   Diamant Film, Inc.
Diamant Announces Commencement of Market Research for Intergradation Into the Bottling Industry of Its Bio-Additive (Press Release) Apr 24   Diamant Film, Inc.
You can help make every day an Earth Day (Editorial) Apr 21   Rockford Register Star
Bottled water's problems surfacing: Tap water is cheaper and may be safer, and it has no empties to load up landfills. Apr 20   Austin American-Statesman
Spend your green on going green Apr 17   The Miami Herald
St. Paul's tap water has better taste and smell: They've filtered the stink out of each drink Apr 14   Pioneer Press
Drink pouch group lightens landfill load Apr 12   The Flint Journal
Green Co. pays for used juice pouches Apr 10   The Belleville View
Campaign aims to cut plastic water bottle waste Apr 9   Red and Black
Bottled water debate creates flood of controversy Apr 6   OnMilwaukee.com
Bottled water's popularity tapped out? Apr 4   The Boston Globe
Take small steps toward going green Apr 3   Rocky Mountain News
Dallas plant makes water bottles more eco-friendly: But some environmental groups still back tap Mar 28   Dallas Morning News
Tapping into greener dining, eateries table bottled water Mar 22   The Boston Globe
It’s time to tap into better water Mar 19   Wicked Local Acton
Rising sales of bottled water trigger strong reaction from U.S. conservationists Mar 19   International Herald Tribune
Flotsam and Jetsam (Opinion) Mar 13   The Jamestown Press
Hustle and Flow: Inside the marketing efforts to make drinking tap water cool again Mar 3   Adweek
Londoners urged to ditch the bottle and go tap Feb 20   This is Local London
It should be easy going green (Opinion) Feb 20   Winchester Star
Albuquerque councilor wants city to stop buying bottled water Feb 19   Albuquerque Tribune
Lawmakers Call For Probe Of Bottled-water Labeling Feb 14   Fox Business
Does it cost more to recycle a plastic bottle than to make a new one? Feb 11   Scienceline
Bottled Water Being Taxed, Banned In Some Cities Feb 8   WTAE TV
Bottled Water versus Tap Water? Feb 7   KPTM 42
Municipal water sources used in bottled water Feb 4   TheFacts.com
Wet your whistle, but tap your wallet Feb 3   The Austin American-Statesman
Environment solutions for your home Feb 1   St. Catherine's Standard
Bottle Blues Jan 25   Napa Valley Register
Lawsuit seeks to toss city's bottled water tax Jan 5   Chicago Tribune

 

2007

New Year brings bottled water tax: Retailers fear it will push customers out to suburbs   Dec 24   Chicago Tribune
'Bioplastic' may become third option to paper or plastic: Biodegradable plastics have gotten cheaper and more reliable, but some still object to their ecological 'footprint.'   Dec 19   Christian Science Monitor
Tide Turning Against Flood Of Empties   Dec 19   Tampa Tribune
Time to bag plastic?   Nov 29   North Jersey.com
Man cannot live on water alone….he needs a bottle too   Nov 29   The Walton Sun
Bioplastics makers work to grow their niche   Nov 19   The Lansing State Journal
Tap water is the clear choice   Nov 7   York News-Times
Kids: Get paid to collect drink pouches for recycling: Company turns them into totes   Nov 4   Arizona Daily Star
Bottled water’s environmental backlash   Nov 3   Philadelphia Inquirer
Water Bottles Everywhere: Calculating the environmental costs of bottled water.   Nov   Upstate House
Bioplastics makers seek market   Oct 28   Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Which is better, Nalgene or Dasani?   Oct 24   The Daily Tar Heel
Convenience with consequences (Opinion)   Oct 23   The Minnesota Daily
Plant-Based Plastics Carve Market Niche   Oct 21   Associated Press
Cities, groups pledge to "think outside the bottle": Cities, celebrities, students, religious communities and environmental and corporate accountability organizations urge support for public water systems   Oct 11   Yubanet.com
Uncapped resources: Ann Arbor leads campaign away from bottled water   Oct 8   Detroit Free Press
Finding right water bottle for your lifestyle   Sep 26   Mercury News (California)
Call for cap on bottled water use   Sep 16   Financial Times
Facts filter out fiction about bottled water: Public concerns involve health and environment   Sep 11   Ohio.com
All about plastic   Sep 12   CNN
Planned Coca-Cola plant concerns recyclers   Sep 11   Plastics & Rubber Weekly
Initiatives hope to reduce swell of plastic trash   Sep 9   The Arizona Republic
PetroProzac, Dasani-style   Sep 5   EnergyBulletin
Global warming talks   Sep 1   The Commercial Dispatch (Mississippi)
Keeping America Cluttered: The Big Fight Over Bottled Water Litter   Sep/ Oct   E Magazine
San Fran’s Bottled Water Ban   Sep/Oct   E Magazine
Message in the Drink Bottle: Recycle: Branded-Water Craze Adds to Piles of Plastic, Spurring Innovation at Coke, Pepsi   Aug 30   The Wall Street Journal
City taps into savings, sustainability by ditching bottled water   Aug 24   The Columbian (Washington)
Bottled water backlash: Locals react to movement toward tap   Aug 24   The Daily Advertiser (Louisiana)
Bottled vs. tap water debate filters down to the schools: Many love the bottle, others see glass half-full   Aug 23   The Acorn (California)
RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: Is bottled water really better? (Opinion)   Aug 23   The Daily Pilot (California)
Solve drinking water woes, help the environment recover (Opinion)   Aug 20   The UTD Mercury
Drink water, but don't be a drip: Buying H2O by the bottle is costly, unnecessary, harms environment (Opinion)   Aug 20   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
PET Peeve: Plastic Not Recycled: Majority of material used each year is new   Jul 31   The Herald (Monterey County)
A purely wasteful product? Tide turning against bottled water as environmental concerns mount   Jul 27   The Columbus Dispatch
The Safety of PET Bottles   Jul 26   US News & World Report
Green living: Campaigns against plastic water bottles   Jul 26   The Kansas City Star
Tapped out (Opinion)   Jul 25   The Boston Globe
Time to turn on the tap (Editorial)   Jul 20   The Toledo Blade
Refill 'er up! Ditch the eco-unfriendly bottled water,
and tap into a cool reusable container. Here are a few we found.
  Jul 19   Star-Telegram
Watermill Express provides eco-friendly alternative amidst growing national concerns over individual disposable water bottle waste (Press Release) [PDF, 64Kb]   Jul 16   Watermill Express
There's a message in these plastic bottles   Jul 17   Daily Press
Bottled water has benefits, but there is also a downside   Jul 15   Pensacola News Journal
Know Your Drinking Water: Bottled vs. Brita   Jul 15   The Washington Post
City Tap Water: Picking the Clear Favorite   Jul 11   The Washington Post
Poland Spring eyeing debate   Jul 10   The Sun Journal
Thorns & Flowers: A roundup of actions good and bad   Jul 10   Arizona Daily Star
A greener way to hydrate   Jul 7   The Arizona Republic
Bottled H2O costing more   Jul 3   Index Journal
Goodbye, Bottled Water? San Francisco mayor calls for change   Jul 2   Scholastic
Environment: A Good Drink at the Sink   Jul 2   Newsweek Periscope
Bottled Water or Eau de Tap? San Francisco again on the cutting edge of the environmental movement   Jun 28   The Epoch Times
San Francisco Mayor Bans Bottled Water at City Agencies   Jun 26   Environment News Service
Jennifer Aniston Upsets Environmentalists By promoting bottled water...   Jun 19   EntertainmentWise
Citizens fight Nestlé over town water   Jun 15   Rabble News
Aniston taps environmental nerve   Jun 14   Radar
Water, Water Everywhere [PDF,568kb]   June   Resource Recycling
Land full of bottles   May 24   The Washington Times
Bottled Water Boycott Highlights Waste, Resource Depletion   Apr 26   Syracuse NewStandard
Water, water - and wasted plastic bottles - everywhere   Apr 19   Chicago Sun-Times
Nalgene® Launches Refill Not Landfill: Campaign helps thwart America’s dependence on bottled water and its impact on our planet (Press Release)   Apr 17   Nalgene
A stiff drink: Virginality, minerality or gullibility?
Why we spend $400 million a year on bottled water.
  Feb 20   Sydney Morning Herald
The real cost of bottled water (opinion)   Feb 18   San Francisco Chronicle
Plastic bottle recycling rate increases   Feb 9   Plastics News
Water to go grows and grows   Jan 22   Waste News
Bottled water equals bottleneck (editorial)   Jan 22   Waste News

 

2006

Rocky targets waste of bottled water

  Dec 17   Deseret Morning News
CRI criticizes PET recovery rates   Dec 10   Plastics Recycling Update
Plastic bottle recycling fails to keep up with increasing sales: Wasting up by 136 thousand tons (Press Release)   Dec 8   Container Recycling Institute
Recyclers Expand Campaign for Temporary Moratorium on New PLA Bottles (Press Release)
  Dec 4   The Plastic Redesign Project
PET recycling rate rises, but doesn't keep pace   Dec 4   Waste News
PET recycling rate rises, but doesn't keep pace   Dec 1   Plastics News
Environment drowning in bottled water   Nov 16   Great Falls Tribune
Chic, pure water bottles wind up as un-chic garbage   Oct 21   The Journal News
E-activism heats up on both sides of plastic   Sept 26   Plastics News
Majority of recyclable plastic heads to landfills   Jun 5   Waste News
APR bucks bottlers on bottle deposits   Jun 16   Plastics News
Down the Drain   May/Jun   Waste Management World
The better bottle   May 30   The Morning Call (PA)
Bottled Water, Anyone?   May 12   Davao Sun.Star (Phillippines)
Life Cycle Studies: Aluminum Cans [PDF, 780Kb]   May/Jun   Worldwatch Magazine
A Flood of Bottled H20 Waters Down SA's Taste for Wine   Apr 23   Johannesburg Sunday Times
25 Simple Things You Can Do To SAVE THE PLANET   Apr 21   Palm Beach Post
Environmental costs of bottled water (radio transcript)   Apr 20   Marketplace
H2O-No!  Our insatiable thirst for bottled water puts a drain on the environment   Apr 20   Boston Herald
Get in the know about the cost of your H2O   Apr 12   Duluth News Tribune
Packaging Diva Asks "What's In Your Bottle?" (News Release)   Mar 22   Women In Packaging, Inc.
Bottled water comes with more waste, less quality than tap   Mar 6   The Idaho Statesman
Bottled water: a natural resource taxing the world's ecosystem   Feb 10   Agence France Press
Must be something in the water (comprehensive article on bottled water)   Feb 16   New York Times
Bottled Water: Nectar of the frauds?   Feb 4   OneWorld.net
Bottled Water: Pouring resources down the drain (press release)   Feb 2   Earth Policy Institute
Fantastic plastic made from corn: 
Publix introduces a new product from BIOTA...
  Jan 26   Miami Herald
Plastic recycling tips   Jan 11   Consumer Reports Greener Choices
The oceans' plastic plague   Winter   California Coast and Ocean

2005

Plastic bottles pile up as mountains of waste  
Mar 1
MSNBC
Recycled PET shortage serious, growing  
Apr 27
Plastics News
An increase at last  
July 1
Waste Age
Recycling; trying to eliminate waste; what's in a bottle?  
Sep 11
Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA)
A slight Rebound  
Oct 1
Waste Age
Recycling of bottles rises a bit in 2004  
Nov 28
Plastics News

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