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Biodegradable bottle and charity donations to boot

How about this, from James Walker?

Belu, a London-based mineral water company which donates its profits to third world water projects, has developed a method of producing plastic bottles using a 100% renewable resource: corn.

The 'Bio bottle' can be composted back to soil in 12 weeks, the firm says. That's about one million years quicker than the way traditional bottles degrade!

"The potential for helping the planet is enormous," said Mai Simonsen, one of the founding members of Belu. "This can dramatically reduce the amount of rubbish going into landfills and gives everyone an easy way to help protect the environment."
While the product has been welcomed by environmental groups, some activists are questioning whether we need to be buying so many products in the first place.
The Bio-bottles are now available in selected Waitrose stores and will reach the shelves of most major UK supermarkets in the coming months.

That is good news isn't it?

Source of story

Take a look at the Belu web site too: you'll read the story of Belu, its water and its bottles in an easy to read format. For Belu prices or to place an order, email sales@belu.org, or call 0870-240-6121. OxBowBusiness provides this information without recommendation and for no reward. We bring you the information so that you can invetigate and decide. If you do buy and try, why not write and tell us all about it? There's also a press pack you can download ... it's 24Mb in size, however!

Here's what to look for in the supermarket: looks as if at least some Waitrose shops are stocking it.

Duncan Williamson

posted by Duncan Williamson @ 7:03 PM