Comments on: Sustainable Water Bottles

By: Alfredo Canales

Alfredo Canales — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:42:56 +0000

Hi, i guess al of you people take your metal or plastis refillable water with you when you visit us in barcelona…or other vacacion place…i se here so many people with those plasticwater bottle…it is a shame people won´t use it because it not the typical botle or does not fit in a cupholder…come life is much complicated than that… shure they have thought a lot to make this product…. and if the product is not fitting your creteria of what is sustainable…redesign it…make it better… that will really help… Thanks //Alfredo

By: Drool

Drool — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:49:04 +0000

The intent is there but just not designed or marketed very well. When it comes to our drinking habits we are very particular. I cannot see anyone using this for what they are suggesting. If your going to put yourself out there with these claims…you better have a great design and good marketing, otherwise your going to fail. Pretty pictures won’t win us over. Keep trying. Stainless Steel and a recyclable plastic water bottles are your best bet. Both reusable and recyclable.

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:01:10 +0000

We live in a disposible society, better things come out everyday so it’s out with the old, in with the new. Most people won’t change unless they are put in a situation where they are forced to.

By: petey

petey — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:16:14 +0000

why don’t you just buy a metal or plastic refillable water bottle then?

By: SenorMysterioso

SenorMysterioso — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:06:13 +0000

I reuse my plastic water bottles until they break or I lose em

I only buy a bottle of water about once a week and then refill it with tap water Ive cooled in the fridge

By: Non

Non — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:28:36 +0000

I think the biggest deterant for people would be the fact that you can’t see the water inside. When it comes to water, people can be very picky. Especially if they’re not sure of what they’re getting. I could see people very easily skipping this on a shelf in favor of a glass or clear plastic container of water where they can see the contents.

By: just a guy

just a guy — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:22:49 +0000

Innovation isn’t always improvement. But keep on trying, you crazy humans!

(Also remember to know the actual benefits of what you are doing, and not blindly follow the ‘green’ movement. Some things may be more harful than helpful – you might be suprised).

By: Frau

Frau — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:50:53 +0000

A sustainable bottle meant for holding water………
Hmm..I think there used to be this thing called glass.
that’s right. I still get my milk in glass bottles. I bet they can probably do the same with water. Until they come up with something that can be reused, like..I dunno plastic maybe?

Is it really that hard to reuse a plastic bottle?

Make me a bottle I can eat while I am drinking from it, and I might consider purchasing it.

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:46:38 +0000

@Josh

I used to be like that with handling newspaper… I got over it.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:05:37 +0000

@Moon
My guess is they are using wax.

There is something about paper and my lips. I just cannot do it. It gives me chills like I am hearing nails on a chalkboard except with just the feeling and no sound. This is why I cannot drink out of a milk carton.

By: SenorMysterioso

SenorMysterioso — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:55:59 +0000

Yum, water that tastes like cardboard

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:47:05 +0000

The sealant is an aerosol spray on Styrofoam. Heh, actually I have no idea what they do to keep the bottle itself from absorbing the liquid it’s containing and I would like to find out myself.

By: Moon

Moon — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:07:53 +0000

Paper isn’t waterproof, so they must be using some kind of sealant. Is that sealant environmentally favorable?

By: Lore

Lore — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:18:18 +0000

What will they think of next…?

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:58:14 +0000

Since recycled paper also suffers from BPA I don’t think this will be a wise choice.

By: sara

sara — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:53:09 +0000

Surely the most sustainable bottle is one that can be reused, rather than one that is thrown away? How well would this thing hold liquid once opened for the first time?

I guess that’s a small hope though, the only bottles that properly get re-used are milk bottles, and even that practice is dying out. How about the old glass coke bottles? Or have they been scrapped?

By: Cori

Cori — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:21:08 +0000

I don’t foresee these becoming very popular. Main reason: they aren’t shaped to fit in a car cup holder.

By: DOJ

DOJ — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:38:14 +0000

resealable?

By: Paul in Boca

Paul in Boca — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:33:55 +0000

Will it hold beer and keep that beer fresh?

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:25:30 +0000

I’d buy a bottle if I saw it in the store even though I usually drink my water from the tap.

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:54:42 +0000

I wonder how well this will do concidering the problem with plastic water bottles.