Sandwich and coffee chain Pret A Manger will now offer free, self-service refill stations where you can fill your reusable bottle with filtered water, even if you haven’t bought anything. The stations, which will be available at 250 Pret A Manger locations, are meant to help reduce the consumption of disposable plastic water bottles by […]
Individuals can make pain free changes to reduce the impact of their plastic use on the environment. One easy change is to bring reusable bags to the grocery store. Also, if you do not have a medical need for a straw skip it at the restaurant. Stop buying bottled water, and instead use a refillable […]
San Francisco has recently introduced regulations that would ban the sale of plastic bottles on city owned property. This is an attempt to break the dependence on single use plastics. Less than a quarter of plastic bottles get recycled. San Francisco is hoping to get people to return to drinking tap water. This goal is […]
Water pollution can be harmful to the health of humans and animals. Different forms of pollution can harm your health in different ways. Heavy metals in the water can be toxic to fish populations. Organic matter can starve the water column of oxygen due to algae. Water can be cleaned of pollution, but the filters […]
Laundry has always been an unpleasant chore. But now laundry also comes with the guilt that each load is releasing plastic microfibers into the environment. The microfibers have been found in human waste, and in fish. Trying to reduce your impact is difficult. One option is to try to only use clothing made out of […]
Lead pipes have been banned for fifty years. Although no new lead pipes have been installed, they still exist and are a safety hazard for our drinking water. Water lines are the responsibility of the water company in the street and the homeowner inside the house. The first step in getting rid of the lead […]
A quarter of healthcare facilities around the world lack basic water services. This allows disease resistant bacteria to flourish. The lack of basic water services makes personal hygiene impossible. This directly correlates to higher rates of super bugs. The WHO considers hygiene a major concern towards world health. Improving water conditions and sanitation in these […]
Drinking contaminated water is one of the primary reasons for illness during traveling. The first step to ensuring your water is safe is looking at where you are traveling. Water is unsafe to drink in Mexico, Central America, parts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Water is safe to drink in the United States, […]
People assume that their tap water supply is clean, but that is not always the case. Dinghy clothes and bad tasting water are only two of the many ways to tell if your water needs to be filtered. If your home is old, a filtration system can ensure there are no lead particles in your […]
There’s nothing inevitable about water shortages – The Guardian
A recent report concluded that England could run out of water in 25 years. How you preserve enough water for everybody without having to harm the environment is the most important problem. Having a citizenry in the first place is more important than creating more reservoirs or pumping water out of the ground that may […]