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Världsvattendagen 22 mars: Bluewater uppmanar till brådskande globala åtgärder mot PFAS i kranvatten

Nyligen upptäcktes närvaron av skadliga PFAS-föroreningar i kranvattnet till 70 miljoner amerikaner och i Europa växer oron för att dessa substanser som kallas ’evighetskemikalier’. Därför uppmanar Bluewaters grundare och vd Bengt Rittri idag på Världsvattendag 2024, att hälso- och vattenmyndigheter ska prioritera vatten fritt från PFAS och andra kemikalier.

A recent Bluewater investigation discovered worryingly high levels of PFAS in tap water in London and Stockholm (Photo: Bluewater)

22 March 2024 02:48

Bluewater Calls for Global Action on PFAS Contamination on World Water Day 2024, says manufacturers should assume full responsibility and halt production

“As we commemorate World Water Day 2024, Bluewater encourages everyone to consider tap water quality and to take action towards better health and a sustainable planet. We also urge the manufacturers of PFAS chemicals to take responsibility for the pollution they are causing and — preferably — stop their production of such chemicals entirely,” said Bengt Rittri.

Bluewater joins UN call for communities to embrace solutions to restore the planet's environmental balance (Credit: iStock-1316752659)

5 June 2024 01:57

On World Environment Day, Bluewater Joins UN Call ‘To Make Peace with Our Planet’

“We want to show that there are viable solutions available today to the overwhelming issue of single-use plastic bottles, most of which end up in landfill or our oceans," says Swedish ecopreneur Bengt Rittri, founder and CEO of Bluewater.

A Bluewater water dispenser provides customers and staff at the Kavenaugh supermarket in Belize Park in North London with purified water free of practically all known contaminants from PFAS to microplastics at the push of a button

14 June 2024 04:09

In World Refill Day Call, Bluewater Urges Bottle Manufacturers to Take Responsibility for Sustainably Removing Their Products

“The stark reality of 600 billion single-use plastic bottles being produced annually, leading to environmental and health crises, is driving Bluewater to intensify its advocacy efforts,” said Bluewater CEO Bengt Rittri.

Bluewater eco-friendly stainless steel reusable bottles provide a here-and-now alternative to single-use plastic bottles, increasingly being found to threaten the health of humans and the environment

12 August 2024 03:58

Research links plastic bottles to raised blood pressure, increasing risk of heart attacks, strokes, dementia, and cancer

Bluewater says the numerous studies investigating the health impact of single-use plastic bottles underscore the urgent need for consumers to take their safety into their own hands and ditch plastic bottles for alternatives such as sustainable stainless-steel bottles or glass bottles protected in a shatter-proofing silicon sleeve.

The Bluewater Flow dispenser is helping businesses and organisations deliver great tasting purified water to people in public spaces, from offices to gyms and schools

27 August 2024 07:58

Bluewater says new study spotlighting over half of people globally don’t trust their tap water is a shocking revelation explaining plastic bottle tsunami threating planetary health

When we launched Bluewater in 2013, it was with a planet plan rather than a traditional business vision, with the aim to develop technologies and solutions that would end the need for single-use plastic bottles

Terry Hutchinson, Skipper and President of Sailing Operations of American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, aboard the chase boat supporting the crew of race yacht Patriot, including access to purified water.

23 July 2024 04:11

Bluewater Ensures New York Yacht Club American Magic Athletes Stay Properly Hydrated While on the Water at the 37th America's Cup

With an innovative application of its water purification technology and planet-friendly water bottles, Bluewater is positively contributing to our sustainability commitments by helping the team avoid single-use plastic water bottles.

It's time to consider a ban on single-use plastic bottles due to PFAS contamination, says Bluewater (Photo Credit: Olga Seifutdinova iStock-1457028952)

21 October 2024 04:07

Bluewater Calls For Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles To Be Banned As New Study Find Wide Contamination Of Water By ‘Forever Chemicals’

Bluewater water purification technologies for home, work, and play are designed to provide healthier tap water quality, with third-party testing confirming that they effectively remove 99% of toxic chemicals such as PFAS....

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