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On October 31, 2017, ICC Sydney televised a taste test between Sydney water and two different brands of bottled water.
In September 2017 Nestle Pure Life released this commercial for its bottled water.
On August 19, 2017, Newsy reported that the Trump administration was rolling back a ban that the Obama administration had put in place prohibiting the sale of single-use plastic water bottles in national parks.
On March 6, 2017, the World Economic Forum televised a report indicating that the Indian government had recently banned the use of any form of disposable plastic in the nation's capital Delhi.
In December 2011, the first campaign advertisement was released for Water, Water Everywhere, aiming to demonstrate the environmental cost of bottled water.
In April 2010 the water filtration company, Brita, began an advertising campaign in Canada to heighten public awareness of the large number of plastic water bottles Canadians were contributing to the litter stream.
On July 9, 2009, ABC News reported on New South Wales town Bundanoon which had become the first in Australia to ban the sale of bottled water.
On July 28, 2010, ABC News reported on Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College in North Sydney decision to ban the sale of bottled water and invest $40,000 to install water stations throughout the school.
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On March 27, 2018, The Border Mail published a news report titled 'Water proposal buried after Indigo councillors vote to stop Stanley groundwater being bottled'
The report details local opposition to a proposal to harvest water for bottling in the area.
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On March 24, 2018, The New Daily published a report titled 'Fears of contaminated bottled water spark global investigation'
The article treats the results of a recent survey which found plastics contamination in major brands of bottled water sampled worldwide.
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On March 23, 2018, Orb Media Network released a worldwide study it has commissioned which showed plastics pollution in the vast majority of bottled waters it had had tested.
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On March 21, 2018, consumer advice magazine Choice published an analysis titled 'Is bottled water safer than tap?'
The analysis concluded there were no health benefits from drinking bottled water and that the product was far more expensive than that supplied by municipalities.
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On August 17, 2017, The Washington Post reported on the Trump administration's decision to overturn a ban previously placed on bottled water being sold un United States National Parks.
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On June 28, 2017, The Guardian published a report titled 'A million bottles a minute: world's plastic binge as dangerous ''as dangerous as climate change'''. The article details the extent of plastics pollution and the impact it is having on the environment.
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On March 27, 2017, ABC News carried a report titled ' World Science Festival: Why do people buy bottled water when it's free from a tap?'
The report details the apparently needless quality of bottled water consumption when Australia has good quality water supplied on tap and outlines some of the negative environmental consequences.
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On February 27, 2017, ABC News published a Science report titled 'Plastic and how it affects our oceans'
The report treats the extent of plastics pollution and the harm it causes.
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On January 31, 2017 the UAE publication, The National, published an analysis by Jonathan Gornall titled 'Global environmental impact of bottled water is ''enormous''
The report details the extent and negative impacts of world-wide plastics pollution attributable to bottled water.
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The April/May 2016 edition of Food Safety Magazine published an article titled 'Polyethylene Terephthalate: The Safety of Bottled Water'
The article defends bottled water against a number of the charges commonly made against it.
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On April 20, 2016, the environmental lobby group Sustainable Table published an opinion and analysis titled 'Bottled water makes as much sense as Donald Trump being President'.
The article treats in detail the cost and environmental impact of bottled water consumption.
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On December 3, 2015, ZipWater.com published an article explaining the benefits of bottled water for hydration when compared to sports drinks.
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On April 2, 2014, the environmental group Eco Watch published an analysis titled '22 Facts about Plastics Pollution (and 10 Things We Can Do About It)'
The analysis looks at the harms caused by plastics pollution and suggests some actions that might be taken.
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On October 30, 2013, National Public Radio published an analysis titled 'How Much Water Actually Goes Into Making A Bottle Of Water?' which examined the water costs associated with producing a bottle of water.
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On July 29, 2013, The Huffington Post published an analysis and comment titled ' Plastic Water Bottles Causing Flood of Harm to Our Environment'
The article details some of the large-scale environmental damage attributable to plastic water bottles.
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On March 18, 2009, Live Science published a report titled 'The Energy Footprint of Bottled Water' which examines the resource costs associated with bottled water.
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On July 31, 2007, The Economist published an article outlining the convenience advantages that prompted consumers to purchase bottled water.
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Sydney Water has prepared a fact sheet outlining the benefits of piped water relative to that supplied through purchasing bottled water.
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The British Plastics Federation has released an information sheet titled PET Plastic Bottles - Facts Not Myths which outlines the advantages of this form of plastic and seeks to address some of the misconceptions about it.
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The education Internet site produced by CoolAustralia.org outlines a range of arguments as to why bottled water is unnecessary, expensive and environmental harmful. It links to many other sources students can access to extend their understanding of this issue.
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Greenpeace has a campaign to reduce plastics pollution in the world's oceans titled 'The Trash Vortex' The environmental groups site details some of the harms caused by this pollution.
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The International Bottled Water Association has detailed the economic advantages that the bottled water industry brings to the United States.
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The Australian Beverages Council has brought out a publication detailing the economic advantages the beverages industry, including bottled water production, brings to the Australian economy.
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