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AFRICAN INNOVATIONS IN AFFORDABLE DRINKING WATER

June 4, 2019 | Engineering News

water purification system has been designed to offer a self-service drinking water refill solution for consumers. The system offers an alternative to single-use plastic waterbottles and sachets and uses mobile technology to remotely track water usage at retailers across Africa.

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WATER PIONEER RECOGNISED

May 17, 2019 | Innovators Magazine

Congratulations to Anders Jacobson – co-founder and CEO of impact-led investment company Blue – for being named top of Sweden’s list of super talents.

Our Editor-at-Large Marc Buckley caught up with Anders at COP24 in Katowice last December to find out about Bluewater, which is owned by the company, and making the headlines for its role in transforming water consumption on a global scale – listen to what he had to say to Marc.

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5 ASIAN COUNTRIES THAT SERIOUSLY POLLUTE WATERWAYS

May 14, 2019 | The Science Times

Indonesia is home to the most polluted river in the world, the Citarum River­. According to media reports, the situation has gotten so dire that military action has recently been taken to remove the plastic waste-and stop further dumping of garbage into the river. However, this is just a small fraction of Asia’s pollution problem. China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam are dumping more plastic into oceans than the rest of the world combined , according to a 2017 report by Ocean Conservancy. This isn’t only a problem for Asian countries, but the world as a whole. The US wasted about 33.6 million tons of plastic, and only 9.5 percent had been recycled.

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FOOTBALL DREAMS COME TRUE FOR LANGA YOUTHS

May 2, 2019 | Vukani

Sipumle Ntlako and Lisakhanya Mtumtum from Langa enjoyed the trip of a lifetime after their essays offering solutions for water conservation won them tickets to a Manchester United football game.

The teenagers experienced the thrill of attending a match at the famous Old Trafford stadium, stayed in a hotel and saw the sights of Manchester, thanks to a Swedish businessman who believes in the power of dreams.

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THE OCEAN RACE PARTNERS WITH BLUEWATER

April 27, 2019 | Sail-World

The Ocean Race will partner with pure water provider Bluewater in a bid to reduce global reliance on single-use plastics, it has been announced.

The collaboration builds upon the partnership during the past edition of the race to highlight the broad range of impacts plastic are having on ocean health and biodiversity.

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IN THE NEWS: TOM HANKS COULD HAVE USED THIS IN ‘CAST AWAY’

April 27, 2019 | Umgas Magazine

Wouldn’t it be great if you could actually drink water from the sea without getting sick? Swedish company Bluewater, which was founded by Swedish environmental entrepreneur Bengt Rittri, has the filtration technology to clean water and make it potable. The company is looking to provide cleaning drinking water — without plastics (both as a vessel and as micro-plastic contaminants).

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THE OCEAN RACE TARGETS SUSTAINABILITY WITH BLUEWATER DEAL

April 26, 2019 | SportBusiness

The Ocean Race sailing event has signed a new partnership with Swedish water company Bluewater.

The deal names Bluewater as the Official Drinking Water Provider of the 2021-22 event. Bluewater will leverage the race to engage with fans and promote its anti-single-use plastic bottle messaging.

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THE OCEAN RACE PARTNERS WITH BLUEWATER

April 26, 2019 | Action Sports Connection

The Ocean Race will partner with pure water provider Bluewater in a bid to reduce global reliance on single-use plastics. The new programme of work, with Bluewater as the official drinking water provider of The Ocean Race, will also explore ways education and science can help advance our understanding of the long-term effects of plastic pollution.

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看,没有塑料! HOW A SWEDISH COMPANY IS PROVIDING FRESH DRINKING WATER FROM THE BALTIC SEA

April 25, 2019 | Forbes

After relatively little snow and rainfall for over two years, Sweden, a country with 100,000 lakes, is tinder dry. Forest fires have been raging in parts of southern Sweden since before the Easter weekend.  For the inhabitants of the 30,000 islands of the Stockholm archipelago, the warm dry Spring is a worrying sign that water may be scarce again this summer, the old aquifers and wells on the islands no longer able to cope with the growing demands posed by increasing numbers of visitors and hotter, drier summers.

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FROM LANGA TO LONDON: TWO CAPE TOWN TEENAGERS ENJOY THE TRIP OF A LIFE TIME

April 24, 2019 | Good Things Guy

Sipumle Ntlako and Lisachanya Mtumtum from Langa enjoyed the trip of a lifetime after their essays offering solutions for water conservation won them tickets to a Manchester United football game.

The teenagers experienced the thrill of attending a match at the famous Old Trafford stadium, stayed in a hotel and saw the sights of Manchester, thanks to a Swedish businessman who believes in the power of dreams.

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