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Tag: drinking water

  • Contributing to marine plastic pollution by washing your face

    Contributing to marine plastic pollution by washing your face

    Live Green, The Plastic Planet
    August 25, 2011

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    The majority of cosmetic manufacturers use in their exfoliating products tiny spherical particles of POLYETHYLENE (the most common type of plastic) as abrasive ingredient. There have been peer-reviewed scientific studies demonstrating that these microparticles (up to 1 mm) are not effectively retained in the waste water treatment plants, ending up in rivers and ultimately in […]

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  • About Bottled Water

    About Bottled Water

    Live Green, The Plastic Planet
    June 1, 2011

    Les Judd

    Tap water is so yesterday. Today’s consumer has so many better options for their busy, active lifestyle that tap water has been all but forgotten. You can choose from distilled, filtered, purified, reverse osmosis, spring water, and mineral water. You can even buy bottled tap water! You can buy water from France, Denmark, Switzerland, South […]

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  • Hydro Fracking Opponents Speak Up

    Hydro Fracking Opponents Speak Up

    Green Building, Work Green
    April 21, 2011

    Les Judd

    Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is a method in which high-pressure chemicals are injected into underground rock formations to fracture surrounding shale and release trapped natural gas. The problem is that the wastes of Hydraulic Fracturing pose great risks for public health and the environment. The water used in the process contains radioactive and toxic substances that […]

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  • Spring Water: Pure, Healthy and Natural

    Live Green, The Plastic Planet
    December 12, 2010

    Les Judd

    Spring water is the most natural type of water for humans to drink, and contains beneficial minerals and elements. But the way we have been drinking it for the last 40 years or so – from plastic bottles – is not so natural…

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  • Bottled Water or Tap?

    Live Green, Living Green
    December 4, 2010

    Les Judd

    As the growing demands for quality drinking water increases, bottled water companies are promising a healthier, purer, water product than the water that flows from our tap. How can we be sure of the healthiest choice for us?

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