Unfortunately in the course of researching a book on green marketing I've discovered that about half of everything I do, buy etc. is rubbish. ie not just environmental damaging but actually quite stupid. It was fine when I didnt know. But now its not. The pledge against change is now officially busted I'm afraid (prob a good thing, it got a bit boring about 3 months ago anyway).
I've decided that the only sensible thing to do is to try to change one thing a week.
I had thought of starting with electricity supplier, because its a one off change but I need to check a couple of things first (eg I think i my current contract)
But then I read about mineral water. I knew it was a bit crap from the point of view of transport and recycling. What I didnt know was that in a test (Health Which?) only 7 out of 40 brands got as good a result as London tap water. I have decided not to drink mineral water any more and to drink tap water instead. I'm particularly looking forward to ordering it loudly when I meet someone for lunch at a posh restaurant later this month.
Let's see how it goes.
I'm going to do that too John. Nice one.
Posted by: Colman | 03/06/2007 at 09:38 AM
It's a vanity product. I don't have the figures - but a reliable source (pardon the pun) told me that the global value (retail, I suppose) of bottled water is greater than the amount of investment it would take to supply all those millions that lack it with clean drinking water.
The sort of fact that makes you think twice.
Posted by: TomLR | 03/06/2007 at 11:47 PM
That's shocking.
Plus how long do you think that water sits around in bottles, heating up and cooling down, out in the sun , rolling around in the back of a wagon?
Enough time for it to taste like plastic which can't be very good for you. I'm sure I heard some kind of unsubstantiated fact that these plastic bottles contain carcinogens(?). And those big ones in offices stand around for even longer.
Posted by: LeeroyB | 03/27/2007 at 01:06 PM