ECO POLICY

Friends of the Earth claim bottled water is environmental madness.

At FRANK Water we couldn't agree more. Bottled water consumption is a part, albeit a small part, of the problem of Climate Poverty and therefore exacerbates access to clean drinking water in developing nations.

This is a paradox that FRANK water has to live with until the £50bn worldwide bottled water market disappears and access to clean, safe drinking water is improved for the 1Bn people currently without.

 In the meantime we are determined to be as environmentally sound, as is possible, for a bottled water company to be. We firmly believe our responsibility for over-consumption, waste and carbon emissions does not end at the factory gate or office door.

Spring water is a healthy substitute for sugared fizzy drinks but a more environmental subsitute is tap water. Unfortunately, since the demise of public drinking fountains, sometimes bottled water is the least bad or only option (unless you always remember to refill from home).

If bottled water is the only option, please drink FRANK water and help us to fund clean water projects in developing nations.

FRANK water, refreshingly, is the only bottled water company that actively encourages REDUCING, reusing and recycling.

FRANK ABOUT CARBON

Does FRANK  carbon offset every single bubble in it's sparkling water? No of course it doesn't. This is because FRANK does not believe that a bottled water company can be carbon neutral. Like a carbon neutral airline - the real solution is not to offset, but to reduce consumption. . If you are concerned about the carbon footprint of bottled water - drink tap water or refill instead.

NO FRANK IN FRANCE

Using a local UK supply of water minimizes the carbon emissions caused by transportation over long distances. Frank will not supply Devonshire water to Fiji, Norway or Iceland. Or Belgium.There is no FRANK  in FRANCE.

FRANK NOT FRANKENSTEIN

FRANK believes biodegradable packaging is rubbish. Literally. FRANK water believes that swapping PET plastic packaging for PLA biodegradable plastic just swaps problems. We do not believe that packaging derived from US GM corn starch (frankenstein foods) which use oil based pesticides and fertilisers, is a viable, sutstainable solution.

FRANK water does not wish to encourage GM farming. We continue our research and are aiming to be the first Soil Association approved bio packaging in the UK. If you know of someone who can help us please contact hello@frankwater.com

In addition to sourcing problems - industrial composting of PLA locally, is presently highly problematic. And if not composted PLA contaminates plastic recycling or enters landfill and releases methane, a greenhouse gas 21 times worse than co2... 

RECYCLING

Only 20% of UK plastics are recycled. Our recyclable PET bottles can be recycled into carpets, pens, clothes, food containers and back into bottles. It takes just 25 x 2 litre bottles to make one adult size fleece jacket. Recycling just one plastic bottle saves enough energy to power a 60W light bulb for six hours.

Check out:

RecyclePlastic.org.uk
Remarkable.co.uk
Marmax Products
Ecotopia

FRANK bottles are high quality PET bottles, which can be recycled at dedicated plastic recycling points around the UK. To find your nearest recycling facility click here.

DOWNLOAD our guide to reusing your FRANK bottles.

THE GREEN OPTION 

The only real green option with bottled water is to not buy bottled water (or any other drink contained in plastic or transported long distances) but to refill reusable containers with tap water.