There are many green ideas just starting to surface to help reduce plastics and waste. Some will take decades to produce, but the mass production date for this paper water bottle is 2015, which isn't that far away!
The fine folks over at Design Buzz clued us in to this new water bottle held together by a single stitch. It's made from paper without harsh chemicals and has zero effects on the earth when thrown away. They were recently showcased at the Comieco Expopack Design Competition and will likely be distributed across Milan by 2015.
Paper water bottle by 2015... How cool is that? What other green ideas would you like to see happen sooner rather than later? Do some of them just seem like a dream? Read more on this paper bottle from Design Buzz and share your thoughts below.
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Sure, the design is cool, but wouldn't it just be better (and cheaper) to just drink tap water in a reusable bottle? I'm just saying....
I think spring water taste better. Maybe not so green...
In areas of the world where drinking water isn't safe or in disaster situations, they would provide you water without the trash problem in the end. Bottled water isn't the answer to everything, but in some situations is the solution to a problem.
Hmm....can anyone tell me where the paper came from? I'm not sure how it can be called green without knowing that. Trees reduce CO2, fliter our air and water, and provide habitat and healthy soil.
Anyway.....I'd like to see the green mantra have one aspect added to it - Reduce, Reuse, **Resell**, Recycle. (I saw this in a green newsletter today). I'd like to see a modern version of an open-field system, and to have communities act as a closed loop, where most of our resources come from our neighbors growing food, or tag sales. Before long the oil companies, Ikea and other evil entities would collapse and hopefully we'd make real progress in returning to a healthy planet.
I just hope it's BPA-free. A lot of paper for food use is covered with a thin plastic coating to keep food and water from soaking through. That thin plastic coating usually contains BPA.
Looks promising, but I wonder if they're lined with plastic. Also, what's the cap made of?
I contacted the designer for more information because I too wondered how you could bottle water without plastic. Turns out, this is NOT for bottled water. The container is made from hard-pressed paper meant to last up to 24-hours. It is for carrying water at a festival or park or expo and discarding at the end of the day. It is not for long-term storage. I guess it's a good idea if you've forgotten to bring your reusable bottle with you, but I agree with those who say reusables are much greener. This is still a disposable item.