Green Future Solutions Starts mywaterbottle Campaign to Encourage the Use of Refillable Water Bottles and Reduce Single-Use Bottled Water
Green Future Solutions started its first green campaign called mywaterbottle on 22 April 2010, Earth Day. mywaterbottle is a non-profit campaign to encourage more Singaporeans to use their own refillable water bottles, instead of buying or taking single-use bottled water.
mywaterbottle Goals
mywaterbottle aims to achieve the following goals:
1. Create awareness on the environmental impacts of single-use bottled water and encourage people to use refillable water bottles.
2. Show that tap water is safe to drink and tastes just as good as bottled water.
3. Make it easy to choose and buy affordable refillable water bottles that are safe for both environment and health.
4. Build a map of mywaterbottle refillers (water coolers, cafes, restaurants, food and beverage outlets, etc) for easy and free refilling of water bottles.
5. Showcase events that encourage participants to bring their own refillable water bottles.
mywaterbottle Activities
mywaterbottle conducts the following activities:
1. Organise The Tap Water Challenge
mywaterbottle organises The Tap Water Challenge, which takes the form of a blind taste test for the public. The aim is to show that tap water is safe to drink and tastes just as good as bottled water.
The public is asked to taste two types of water – one is from a brand of bottled water and the other is tap water. They will select which one they prefer or feel that there is no difference between the two. The result is revealed after the taste test.
During The Tap Water Challenge, mywaterbottle also:
- Educate the public on the environmental impacts of single-use bottled water
- Encourage them to use refillable water bottles instead of buying or taking bottled water
- Ask them to show their support by signing the mywaterbottle pledge.
2. Sell Refillable Water Bottles
mywaterbottle provides an easy platform for Singaporeans to choose and buy refillable water bottles that are durable, affordable and BPA-free. 100% of the profits will go to fund water projects in developing countries that provide clean and safe drinking water.
3. Identify mywaterbottle Refillers
mywaterbottle identifies water coolers and invites cafes, restaurants, and food and beverage outlets to join as mywaterbottle refillers and provide free water to anyone with a refillable water bottle. The locations are published on a map of mywaterbottle refillers in Singapore.
4. Showcase Events that Support Refillable Water Bottles
mywaterbottle showcases events that encourage participants to bring their own refillable water bottles, and reduce the use of bottled water.
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Contact
Eugene Tay, Founder of mywaterbottle
Email: hello@mywaterbottle.org
Website: http://www.mywaterbottle.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mywaterbottle
Twitter: http://twitter.com/mywaterbottle
About Green Future Solutions
Green Future Solutions is a Singapore-based business that promotes environmental awareness and action for a green future, through its network of green websites, events, presentations, publications and consultancy. For more information, visit http://www.greenfuture.sg.
Want Free Green Advice For Your Business?
Green Future Solutions is a Singapore-based business that provides environmental consultancy services to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) go green. We are planning to develop free case studies on how businesses can reduce their environmental impacts and save costs.
For the green case studies, we are looking for five SMEs in Singapore from the following sectors to participate:
- Commerce
- Engineering
- Food and Drink
- Hospitality and Catering
- Retail
Free consultancy services will be provided to the selected businesses and they will share information on the environmental and cost benefits after implementing the solutions. The consultation and information will be documented as case studies, which will be available for free download on the Green Business Times website to serve as examples for other businesses who want to go green.
We would like to invite your company to participate in the green case studies. This would be a good opportunity to find out how your company can go green and save costs. If you are interested, please contact us by 30 April 2010.
Singapore Green Landscape 2010
December 30, 2009 by Eugene
Filed under Blog, Publications
Singapore Green Landscape 2010 gives an overview of the various non-governmental organisations (NGOs), green groups, business associations and groups, green websites, government agencies, and institutes and centres in Singapore, which are related to the environment.
We hope that this publication is useful for everyone who wishes to find and connect with the environmental organisations in Singapore, and explore personal and business opportunities.
This publication is free for download. Feel free to share this.
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Singapore Green Landscape
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The Singapore Green Landscape shows an overview of the various NGOs, groups, websites, government agencies, business associations, institutes and centers related to the environment in Singapore.
This is not a complete list and is subjected to further updates and corrections. To help us show a better picture of the green landscape in Singapore, do let us know if we missed anything or if there are any errors. Thanks!
Green Future Solutions Launches Bookchanging – Singapore’s First Website for Green Books
Green Future Solutions launched its latest website, Bookchanging, on 17 December 2009. This new website is the sixth in Green Future Solutions’ network of websites, which includes AsiaIsGreen, Green Business Times, Zero Waste Singapore, Low Carbon Singapore, and TEDxGreen.
Bookchanging is an online community for book readers to find, enjoy, share, discuss and buy green books. You can read environmental books to gain more knowledge, work towards a sustainable future and change the world.
Under the New Books category, you can find the latest books on the environment, including Al Gore’s Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, and Colin Beavan’s No Impact Man: Saving the Planet One Family at a Time.
Under the Recommended Books category, you can check out our book recommendations, which includes Alex Steffen’s Worldchanging: A User’s Guide for the 21st Century, and Janine M. Benyus’s Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature.
You can also choose to buy the book in Singapore from Bookchanging or buy the book overseas from Amazon. Visit http://www.bookchanging.com to check out our books.
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Download the Bookchanging badges here.
Contacts
Eugene Tay
Founder of Bookchanging
Email: eugene@greenfuture.sg
Social Media: LinkedIn | Facebook
About Green Future Solutions
Green Future Solutions is a Singapore-based business that promotes environmental awareness and action for a green future, through its network of green websites, events, presentations, publications and consultancy. For more information, visit http://www.greenfuture.sg.
