113) Why single-use bottles won't go away and how bottled water can go circular with Nicole Doucet
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration
Kaméa Chayne
4.8 • 694 Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2019
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In the middle of this global awareness to use less single-use plastic bottled water, why is the bottled water market still on the rise? Why is aluminum superior to plastic as a material used for single-use packaging?
Sharing her wisdom here is Nicole Doucet, the CEO and Co-founder of Open Water. You'll hear about all the reasons why aluminum is a more environmentally friendly packaging material when compared to plastic, the pervasive problem with microplastics, why recycling plastic isn't a sustainable solution, and more. Let's dive in!
HIGHLIGHTS
[4:57] Nicole's thoughts on why it seems we have just recently gained more awareness as a society on single-use plastic even though it's been a problem for a long time.
[9:01] Why aluminum is a more environmentally material than plastic for packaging.
[9:44] Kaméa: "Why are there incentives to support the recycling of aluminum in particular and not other materials?"
[16:22] What was the challenge you wanted to overcome with your rebranding from Green Sheep Water to Open Water?
[21:01] The problem with the pervasiveness of microplastics.
[23:13] Kaméa: "How can we most effectively tackle plastic pollution as soon as possible?"
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| 0:59.6 | If we want to make a difference in how much plastic, how many plastic bottles are being used, |
| 1:04.7 | we need to be able to provide people with something that's just as convenient as bottled water. |
| 1:13.6 | In the middle of this global awareness to use less single-use plastic bottled water, why is the bottled water market still on the rise? |
| 1:17.6 | Why is aluminum superior to plastic as a material used for single-use packaging? |
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