Turning anti-single-use-plastic words into action pays off
September 22, 2018 | Market news
London’s Harrow Half Marathon became the British capital’s first to offer no single-use plastic bottles to runners. Instead, runners were able to rehydrate themselves with Ooho – water in a biodegradable sachet made from 100% seaweed-based membrane. …
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Bluewater announces strategic investment in TAPP
September 21, 2018 | Investments
Bluewater has announced a strategic investment for a minority stake in TAPP, a European tap water filtration company. Bluewater said the investment is designed to help TAPP accelerate its vision to provide sustainable faucet-based filtration solution …
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Europe’s parliament backs microplastics ban
September 20, 2018 | Market news
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed calls to adopt a ban by 2020 on microplastics that are added to cosmetics, personal care products, detergents and cleaning products. MEPs voted in mid-September by 597 votes to 15 in favour of the Par …
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Pure water as a fashion statement
September 20, 2018 | Bluewater updates
Helsinki Fashion Week and Sweden’s world-leading drinking water tech and solutions company Bluewater partnered in July to put an off-catwalk spotlight on the global circular economy, sustainability values and drinking water pollution in an age of gro …
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