We are not a bottled water company. We are a vehicle for change. On a mission to allow humans to live more harmoniously with nature.
Queenstown, New Zealand
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The current European model for dealing with #plasticwaste is based on incinerators ( 40%), landfills (30%) and exports (12%).
This is crazy. It's time for a change.
#areyourepacking
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Key 2019 prediction from the CEA “Customers will start putting more pressure on suppliers to provide end of life solutions for their products.”.....
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"Just imagine a circular materials system, where materials are used over and over again, or returned safely to the biosphere". #thinkdif @thinkDIF_
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NZ need National to get serious about climate change. If it doesn't the party will suffer significant, long-term electoral damage - Rod Oram's latest Newsroom column @newsroomnz :... newsroom.co.nz/2018/11/24/33…
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"We cannot simply recycle or beach-clean our way out of the plastic pollution crisis. We must move upstream and tackle the flood at its source." bit.ly/2A4hdR6
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"Plastic pollution is a symptom of a broken system in which we design products without considering what happens to them after they are used. Every minute the equivalent of one truckload of plastic finds its way into the ocean." | @ellenmacarthur via @wef bit.ly/2A4hdR6
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To avoid epidemics of toxic tides and dead oceans, we must halve the amount of nitrogen we dump into the environment by 2050. To do that, we'll need to nearly double the efficiency of nitrogen use on the world’s farms. e360.yale.edu/features/can-t…
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.@EU_ENV at #COP14: #NaturalCapital is the basis for our society & economy. Ecosystems provide us materials like timber or food, and supply clean water and clean air. Ensuring their regeneration is crucial for a sustainable production and a competitive #CircularEconomy.
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“Consumers should continue to demand a circular plastic economy. A world in which unnecessary and eco-unfriendly plastic is eliminated, all plastic packaging is 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable. The waste must end.” | via @FT | on.ft.com/2zD70L6
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The fashion brands taking on plastic pollution with @NewPlasticsEcon vogue.co.uk/article/brands-p…
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"It's not just enough to sign something and then be happy that you're on the good side. You really have to follow with some actions — and they will be made transparent." | Reinhard Schneider, CEO and owner of Werner & Mertz via @dwnews | bit.ly/2Q8FR9T #lineinthesand
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If you think “arts and culture” when you hear “creative economy,” you’re not thinking big enough.
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It’s time to draw a #lineinthesand and design out plastic pollution before its starts – our message to businesses and governments in an open letter in the @FT. Read it in full and share it here bit.ly/2SjlKau.
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Where oil was the primary fuel of the 20th century economy, creativity is considered by many to be the fuel of the 21st century - a great article by JOHN NEWBIGIN Thanks for sharing @cbc_cup. creativeconomy.britishcounci… #NZ @jacindaardern
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It's time to rethink the rules of the game to move towards an economy that circulates value rather than extracts it. #NewPlasticsEconomy
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So much of the plastic packaging in our homes today has not been designed with reuse, recycling or its end of life in mind, that's why we need to go back to the beginning of the system - @ellenmacarthur speaking to @VictoriaLIVE this morning. #NewPlasticsEconomy
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We need to eliminate the plastic we don’t need and design the plastic we do need so it is 100% safely reusable, recyclable, or compostable. @EllenMacArthur speaks to @VictoriaLive about our latest work. bit.ly/2AgEsbZ
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#BeatPlasticPollution in your workplace by implementing reusable water bottles.
Or by making the switch to an alternative like change-makers @BetterGoodCo, who've designed products which can be placed in your Organics bin when finished with.
#WorldEnvironmentDay
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ProdComm's report on our transition to a zero emissions economy is excellent...but it has some major weaknesses - Rod Oram's latest Newsroom column:
newsroom.co.nz/@boardroom/20… newsroom.co.nz/@boardroom/20…
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Look to proven tech. that reduces waste: refillable bottles are remarkably effective, reusable dishes are classy & reduce waste and the list goes on. Reduce the # of plastic used and try more biodegradable plastics where necessary @RSISustain @EnvHamilton @Rethink_Earth