New spin on designer cool at Cape Town’s KAMERS/Makers Stellenbosch flagship artisan show
Bluewater Africa and Consol partner with KAMERS/Makers crafted creativity show to reduce single-use plastic
Topics: Pollution
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European lawmakers slam micro-plastics, demand manufactures help cover waste management costs
Bluewater today applaud a decision by European lawmakers to ban widely-used, single-use plastics, says move is a victory for the world’s ocean, the health of the planet and future generations.
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News that microplastics have now been discovered in humans across the globe ‘deeply disturbing’, says Bluewater
Microplastics have been detected in humans around the planet, according to research carried out by scientists from the Medical University of Vienna and the Austrian Environment Agency. All participants in the study had consumed plastic wrapped foods or drunk from plastic bottles.
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Bluewater shortlisted as finalist in the UK's prestigious 'edie’s Sustainability Leaders Awards 2019'
Bluewater has been shortlisted as finalist in the UK's prestigious 'edie’s Sustainability Leaders Awards 2019' with individual winners of the 20 award categories to be revealed at a glittering, black-tie ceremony in London on 6 February, 2019.
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Colorectal cancer risk increased by nitrates in drinking water, Danish scientists report
Bluewater describes new study from Denmark’s Aarhus University showing nitrate in drinking water can bring an increased risk of colon and rectal cancer even at levels below current drinking water standards as alarming.
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Stay focused: Why you need to keep up your swim training all winter long
Swedish swim champ Adam Paulsson explains why the swimmers among us need to shrug off the wintertime blues and keep focused on maintaining a high level of training.
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It’s starting! The Ocean Cleanup begins removing plastic waste from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
A 600-meter long pipe has started collecting the plastic waste that makes up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a huge floating pile of trash twice the size of Texas in the Pacific Ocean midway between San Francisco and Hawaii. It's a herculean task applauded by Bluewater which is on its own mission to rid the planet of single-use plastic bottles.
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Bluewater to rock the show with pristine water at Cape Towns Rocking the Daisies, the world’s first major festival not to serve any drinks in plastic cups
Plastic cups, straws and single use plastics have been banned at the upcoming Rocking Daisies festival in Cape Town, where Bluewater will be on hand to serve pure water without plastic from non-municipal sources to keep music lovers sound of body and mind with water as cool as the music.
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Bluewater serves up pure clean water for Swedish women entrepreneurs at two-day conference
Drinking water is a great way to fight fatigue and stay alert. So Bluewater was a natural choice to step in as official water supplier at a major two-day conference in Uppsala, Sweden, for over 100 Swedish women entrepreneurs and health and business advocacy experts.
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Drinking clean water, or is it?
Global offshore sailing hero and record-breaking yachtswoman Dee Caffari asks how safe is our drinking water in the first of a series of blog posts as a Bluewater global brand ambassador. She says we all need to ask more questions about tap water quality as more and more pollutants are shown to be ending up in our water system.
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52 Super Series 2018 Annual Sustainability Prize Goes to South African Team Phoenix, Bluewater hydration station donated to Mallorca
52 Super Sailing Series team Phoenix crowned “Greenest Team of the Year” at the final prize-giving ceremony held Saturday in Valencia. Their prize, a water hydration station donated by 52 SUPER SERIES Sustainability Partner, Bluewater, will be installed in Puerto Portals to help leave a positive legacy on the Balearic Island.
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Environment a top winner at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, set to be greenest marathon on the planet
Cape Town's environment was one of the top winners in the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, with the use of single-use plastics significantly reduced and no municipal water used in the water scarce city thanks to unique Bluewater mobile water stations that kept runners and onlookers hydrated and saved the use of plastics equivalent to 2600 standard water bottles.
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Bluewater helps avoid need for 2,380 plastic bottles during Hong Kong’s IRIS yoga festival
Bluewater hydration station helped yoga fans at massive open-air yoga and meditation festival refill their own bottles with pure water and avoid the need to buy single-use plastic bottles.
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Unique Bluewater hydration station serves free water to Shanghai’s bustling Metro users
Global water purification technologies leader Bluewater opens its first permanent public hydration station in Shanghai, China; located outside a busy Metro station and serving free chilled, warm or hot water to anyone using a reusable water bottle.
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Volvo Ocean Race sustainability programme honoured at the prestigious international 'Beyond Sport Awards', in New York.
The Volvo Ocean Race sustainability programme that included Bluewater as a key partner alongside others such as UN Environment, 11th Hour Racing and the Mirpuri Foundation received award honours at the prestigious international 'Beyond Sport Awards' in New York City.
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World leader in water purification technologies makes a splash in SA
Bluewater unveils locally developed technology in South Africa to transport purified non-municipal water to remote locations, launches national #rateyourwater initiative
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Waterwise, healthy and safe
Bluewater publishes a new White Paper exploring what solutions are available today for homes and commercial enterprises to purify our drinking water and protect our health.
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Bluewater announces investment in Denver, Colorado-based Microlyze to support product development and commercial rollout
Game-changing water testing device empowers consumers and communities to analyze tap water and identify contaminants in real-time.
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Bluewater investerar i Microlyze för tester av vatten i realtid
Med en revolutionerande vattentestningsmetod kan konsumenter, företag och myndigheter analysera och identifiera föroreningar i kranvatten i realtid.
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Pope Francis Call For Ocean Plastic Clean Up Hailed by Bluewater
Message represents a massive opportunity to end littering of seas and oceans by plastic, says Bluewater
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