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.
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