SkyTrax Stainless Steel Bottles::Smart.Sleek.Green::Stainless Steel Water Bottle » Plastic Bottle Industry http://skytrax.ca Smart.Sleek.Green. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:36:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Nova Scotia Bans Bottled Water!!! http://skytrax.ca/nova-scotia-bans-bottled-water/ http://skytrax.ca/nova-scotia-bans-bottled-water/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:34:08 +0000 Trevor http://skytrax.ca/?p=630 Canada finally has its first province to ban bottled water from provincially ran buildings.  In the past municipalities, school boards as well as universities and colleges took the first steps of banning bottled water from sale.  Nova Scotia is the first to ban the sale of bottled water, province wide.

Darrell Dexter, the premier of Nova Scotia has announced that his government has committed to a ban on the sale of bottled water, in all provincial facilities that have drinkable water.

How long do you believe it will take the rest of the provinces to follow suit?

]]> http://skytrax.ca/nova-scotia-bans-bottled-water/feed/ 0 March 11th, 2010 is BOTTLED WATER FREE DAY! http://skytrax.ca/march-11th-2010-is-bottled-water-free-day/ http://skytrax.ca/march-11th-2010-is-bottled-water-free-day/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:25:36 +0000 Trevor http://skytrax.ca/?p=567 No Bottled WaterMARCH 11th, 2010 is Bottled Water Free Day!

Make sure that on March 11th, 2010 you put that bottle of water down and turn on the tap.  Bottled water free day is being organized by the Polaris Institute, the Canadian Federation of Students as well as the Sierra Youth Coalition.

Canada successfully has over 70 municipalities, six school boards and three campuses that have phased out the sale of plastic water bottles.

To learn more about the day make sure to check out www.bottledwaterfreeday.ca

]]> http://skytrax.ca/march-11th-2010-is-bottled-water-free-day/feed/ 0 4 Documentaries about the Bottled Water Industry http://skytrax.ca/4-documentaries-about-the-bottled-water-industry/ http://skytrax.ca/4-documentaries-about-the-bottled-water-industry/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:19:35 +0000 Trevor http://skytrax.ca/?p=409 In this weeks blog post, SkyTrax Stainless Steel Bottles suggests 4 must see movies about the bottled water industry and the effects they are leaving on our environment.

1.  ”Tapped” Directed by:  Stephanie Soechtig. Click Here to watch the Trailer.

2. “Flow” Directed by: Irena Salina. Click Here to watch the Trailer.

3.  ”Water Life” Directed by: Kevin McMahon.  Click Here to watch the Trailer.

4.  ”Blue Gold” Directed by: Sam Bozzo. Click Here to watch the Trailer.

]]> http://skytrax.ca/4-documentaries-about-the-bottled-water-industry/feed/ 1 Turn on the Tap – Friday http://skytrax.ca/turn-the-tap-on-friday/ http://skytrax.ca/turn-the-tap-on-friday/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:35:29 +0000 Trevor http://skytrax.ca/?p=352 This is the Second edition of Turn the Tap On – Friday.  Turn the Tap on Friday is a great summary of changes, banning and some mind-blowing facts about the plastic water bottle industry, across Canada and around the world.

  • Halifax, Nova Scotia is the latest edition to municipalities banning the sale of plastic water bottles from their city hall.  There is now a total of 69 municipalities across Canada who have banned the bottle, along with the 33 Universities across Canada who have bottled water free zones within their university.
  • The town of Bundanoon in Australia, as of September 25th, officially becomes bottled water free as of 10 a.m.  The last bottled water will be pulled from all fridges and retailers today!  They have installed four filtered water stations on the street that will be operate 24 hours a day.
  • Leeds University is the first university in the United Kingdom to Ban the sale of plastic water bottles.  This ban sparked a fierce debate, but putting sustainability before profit was Leeds first priority.

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]]> http://skytrax.ca/turn-the-tap-on-friday/feed/ 0 Turn on the Tap – Friday http://skytrax.ca/the-state-of-the-bottled-water-industry/ http://skytrax.ca/the-state-of-the-bottled-water-industry/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:56:15 +0000 Trevor http://skytrax.ca/?p=330 Over the last year the world, and Canada in particular, has seen drastic changes in the state of the bottled water industry.  With the BPA scare, the health costs and the environmental costs, the consumers mindset has changed dramatically. This post is the first of many to come from SkyTrax Stainless Steel bottles, addressing the changes throughout Canada and the world in regards to their health, the environment and the ever evolving changes to the bottled water industry.  Here is a brief update on the state of eliminating and banning bottled water:

  • More than 30 municipalities in seven provinces have placed bans or restrictions on the use and sale of plastic bottles
  • The University of Winnipeg and most recently Memorial University currently do not sell bottled water anywhere on campus
  • 21 Universities across Canada have developed over 50 Bottled water free zones
  • 2 cities in Australia have completely eliminated and banned plastic bottles from all retailers
  • The plastic bottle industry has seen a decline of 3% in Sales in North America, and nearly 6% in Europe

These are only a few of the new and exciting developments to eliminating the sales of bottled water.

Stay posted for more updates about the Bottled Water Industry, SkyTrax Stainless Steel Bottles as well as other environmental and health tips from SkyTrax Stainless Steel Bottles!!

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