The newest attempt by the bottled water industry to address their eco-friendly customers comes in the form of the PlantBottle. This new bottle, which will initially be used for the Dasani brand, is produced from a mix of petroleum based plastics and up to 30% from plastics made from sugar and molasses. The Coca-Cola company hails their effort as a "a significant development in sustainable packaging innovation".
While the new bottle does represent a change for the better for bottled water, there is hardly a comparison to the sustainability of drinking tap water. Regardless of what materials are used, bottles need to be manufactured, shipped and recycled. It takes 2,000 times the energy to produce and ship bottled water to the consumer than drinking from the tap. Since Dasani is tap water to begin with, the greenest choice is clearly is to go straight to the source and fill up your own reusable water bottle.
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