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Eco-Friendly Bluewater Bottles Help Players Stay Hydrated At AIG Women’s Open

When the world’s elite women golfers step out onto the pristine fairways of the Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland today for the first round of the 2020 AIG Women’s Open Golf Championship they will be carrying unique water bottles that not only promote better hydration, health, and performance, but also contribute to a greener world and less plastic pollution of the world’s oceans.

The Volvo China Open Makes a Comeback: A Star-Studded Player Lineup and an Eco-Friendly, Plastic Bottle-Free Setting Supported by Bluewater Hydration Solutions

The highly anticipated Volvo China Open is back, featuring a star-studded player field and a groundbreaking environmental initiative in partnership with Bluewater to eliminate single-use plastic water bottles on-site. Bluewater, a leading provider of innovative water purification solutions, will ensure safe and sustainable hydration for players, fans, and staff throughout the tournament, without contributing to plastic waste.

8 PRACTICAL HOME TOOLS DESIGNED FOR TASKS OF NECESSITY

There are certain practical appliances, tools, and technologies we all keep around the house not because we necessarily love them, but because we recognize we need them – objects of a pragmatic nature that easily become eyesores because generally aesthetic considerations are deemed secondary.

THE OPEN LEADING THE WAY IN REMOVING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES

The Open will become one of the first major global sporting events to remove single-use plastic water bottles in a move supported by the United Nations. The Open Water initiative has been developed with Bluewater – the leading global innovator in drinking water solutions – to deliver a pioneering new approach to supplying drinking water at a major event by using water refilling stations and reusable stainless steel bottles to deliver pure fresh water directly to fans, players, staff and officials at The Open.

Bluewater offers tangible solutions for a world growing short of high-quality water and threatened by throwaway plastic water bottles at home, work, and play

On the eve of World Water Day, water purification and beverage leader Bluewater announces 2023 will be the year it radically widens its product portfolio to help break the stranglehold of polluting single-use plastic bottles. The company urges world governments to accelerate efforts to address the global water crisis and, specifically, halt the sale of single-use plastic bottles scarring our oceans and rivers.

THE OCEAN RACE PARTNERS WITH BLUEWATER

The Ocean Race will partner with pure water provider Bluewater in a bid to reduce global reliance on single-use plastics, it has been announced. The collaboration builds upon the partnership during the past edition of the race to highlight the broad range of impacts plastic are having on ocean health and biodiversity.

Forever chemical threatens female decreased fertility

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as the forever chemicals, are a large chemical family of over 4,700 highly persistent chemicals that don’t occur in nature. New research published in the journal Science of The Total Environment “Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and women’s fertility outcomes in a Singaporean population-based preconception cohort” show that higher PFAS exposures are associated with decreased fertility in women.

BLUEWATER OFFERS MINING INDUSTRY QUALITY

Unique Drinking Water Solutions Provide Mining Industry Better Water Quality, Improved Bottom Line And Enhanced Environmental Performance An innovative new mobile water station has been developed by Bluewater, a world leader in water purification technology and solutions, to provide safe drinking water for remote workforces in the African mining sector.

MAKING A SPLASH AT KAMERS/MAKERS STELLENBOSCH

KAMERS/Makers will not only be promoting local creativity and entrepreneurship but has partnered with Bluewater Africa and Consol Glass to provide glass bottles and pure drinking water to keep visitors hydrated, without the need for single-use plastic water bottles, leading the way in sustainable event management and ensuring our environment is placed first.

IMAGINE H2O’S URBAN WATER SCARCITY INNOVATION CHALLENGE OPENS TO STARTUPS

Imagine H2O, the water innovation accelerator, opened its 2018 Urban Water Scarcity Challenge to water startups advancing resilient drinking water solutions in fast-growing cities globally. The Challenge’s Founding Partners, 11th Hour Racing and Bluewater Group, collectively committed up to $1,000,000 in cash awards and investment to three overall winners.

Making 2021 The Year of Water And Human Wellbeing

A growing number of studies point to increasing drinking water pollution by microplastics and a range of chemicals from plastic and other sources, which Stockholm-based international water company Bluewater describes as a significant concern.

GLOBAL WWF STUDY REVEALS HUMANS INGEST MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MICROPLASTICS, EQUIVALENT TO EATING A CREDIT CARD A WEEK, PROMPTING CALL FOR GLOBAL ACTION FROM BLUEWATER

Bluewater, a global leader in water purification technology and solutions, today called on governments around the world to urgently tackle plastic pollution. The Bluewater call to action came in response to a new WWF study called ‘Assessing Plastic Ingestion from Nature to People’, which reports that humans are ingesting microplastics on massive level from the water they drink, the food they eat and the air they breathe, ingesting an average 5 grams of plastic per week, which is the equivalent of one credit card.

SUSTAINABLE BRANDS TO WATCH 2023

Banishing single-use plastics is at the core of Bluewater’s mission. Leveraging human ingenuity and transforming words into action is how this Swedish, purpose-driven water purification and beverage company is removing the need for single-use plastic bottles at sporting events and music festivals.

TOP 5 SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURS '21

They say that the best way to predict the future is to create it. sublime introduces five pioneers whose responsible business models are sparking hope for a better world.

MIROPLASTICS DISCOVERED IN HUMANS AROUND THE GLOBE

A new global study providing the first real evidence that microplastics are now inside humans raises grave concerns about the health implications. This is according to Bluewater, a world leader in water purification technology and solutions.

Bluewater helps 52 Super Series Grand Prix put sustainability words in action

The thrilling 2022 edition of the 52 Super Series, the world's leading high-performance monohull circuit that takes place every year at key locations around the Mediterranean and European Atlantic coastlines, not only saw breath-taking completive sailing but also increased effort to create awareness of the threats to marine ecosystems.

BLUEWATER NAMES URBAN DRINKING WATER CHALLENGE WINNERS

Bluewater Group, Imagine H2O and 11th Hour Racing have named the 2018 winners of the Urban Drinking Water Challenge. The challenge is a global innovation competition to deploy and scale decentralized drinking water solutions for fast-growing, water-scarce cities. According to Bluewater, over 160 startups from 37 countries registered for the challenge.

Eco xmas gifts

This festive season, many of us will have the long-awaited chance to celebrate with family and friends. make a positive impact this christmas with sublime’s carefully-curated list of top independent online shops for eco-friendly gifts.

WHAT DO THE WORLD’S TOP WOMEN PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS, AN ENGLISH SINGER-SONGWRITER SENSATION, AND UNMATCHED PLANET-FRIENDLY WATER STATIONS HAVE IN COMMON? A THOROUGHLY MODERN 2023 AIG WOMEN’S OPEN IS THE ANSWER.

Bluewater, the Swedish-based innovator of world-leading sustainable water purification and beverage solutions for use at home, work, and play, will be providing purified water on demand to the thousands of golf fans visiting the 2023 AIG Women’s Open at England’s outstanding Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey, close to London, from August 9 – 13. A new highlight of the sporting spectacle will be a Saturday evening concert by English singer-songwriter superstar, and BRIT Award winner, Ellie Golding, who, as the first music artist to perform at the AIG Women’s Open, says she is a huge champion of elevating women’s sport.

Bluewater Offers Tangible Solutions for a World Growing Short of High-Quality Water and Threatened by Throwaway Plastic Water Bottles at Home, Work, and Play

On the eve of World Water Day, water purification and beverage leader Bluewater announces 2023 will be the year it radically widens its product portfolio to help break the stranglehold of polluting single-use plastic bottles. The company urges world governments to accelerate efforts to address the global water crisis and, specifically, halt the sale of single-use plastic bottles scarring our oceans and rivers.

Bluewater offers tangible solutions for a world growing short of high-quality water and threatened by throwaway plastic water bottles at home, work, and play

On the eve of World Water Day, water purification and beverage leader Bluewater announces 2023 will be the year it radically widens its product portfolio to help break the stranglehold of polluting single-use plastic bottles. The company urges world governments to accelerate efforts to address the global water crisis and, specifically, halt the sale of single-use plastic bottles scarring our oceans and rivers.

Bluewater to Supply Sustainable Hydration Solutions for The Open and AIG Women’s Open

Bluewater, a leading provider of sustainable water and beverage solutions, has secured a new three-year contract with The R&A, golf’s governing body, to supply event hydration solutions and stainless steel refillable water bottles for The Open and AIG Women’s Open. The agreement, spanning from 2023 to 2025, will see Bluewater responsible for installing, operating, and managing its innovative on-site water stations at both prestigious championships.

Greener on the greens: R&A saves more than 150,000 single-use plastic bottles from landfill and oceans at The 150th Open Championship

While Cameron Smith was doing his thing on the greens, the R&A was also going green as it continued its efforts to eradicate the use of single-use plastic bottles at the 150th Open Championship played at St Andrews in Scotland. While record numbers arrived at the Old Course last week, Bluewater hydration stations dispensed a massive 76,869 litres of water during the event, equivalent to 153,738 500ml-sized plastic bottles.

THE OPEN TACKLING POLLUTION BY AXING PLASTIC BOTTLES

The Open will be one of the first global sporting events to remove single-use plastic water bottles, in a move supported by the UN. The Open Water initiative has been developed with Bluewater to deliver a new approach to supplying drinking water by using refilling stations and reusable stainless steel bottles. The project is supported by UN Environment’s Clean Seas campaign and aims to raise awareness of plastic pollution.

WATER QUALITY CONCERNS LIFT FILTRATION MARKET

Healthy living has put water filtration in the minds of consumers as they endeavor to find new ways to bring healthy home. However, recent growing concern over water quality issues across the U.S. has brought the segment to the forefront.

New study reveals eating just one freshwater fish a year can equal a month of drinking water laced with cancer causing ‘forever chemicals’ such as PFAS

Alarmingly high levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ such as PFAS have been found in freshwater fish such as bass and salmon by a new study in the United States, sparking a call from Swedish beverage company Bluewater for lawmakers around the world to increase efforts to crack down on use of ‘forever chemicals’ that have been found in drinking water.

THE OPEN TAKES ANOTHER LEADERSHIP STEP

Golf tournaments and events have an important opportunity to showcase sustainability in front of a large audience. This week, The Open takes another leadership step demonstrating its sustainability commitment, announcing that this summer’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush will mark a stand being taken against single-use plastics. When The Open returns to one of Northern Ireland’s most iconic venues, fresh water will be delivered directly to fans, players, staff and officials through water-refilling stations and special edition reusable stainless steel bottles.

MICROPLASTICS INSIDE HUMANS FOUND BY RESEARCHERS – POSING HEALTH RISKS

Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna and Environment Agency Austria found nine types of microplastics inside humans from around the world. Anders Jacobson, president of Swedish water purification technology firm Bluewater, said he had “grave concerns” about the impact on human health following the study.

COMBATTING DEPENDENCY ON SINGLE-USE WATER BOTTLES

Meet Bluewater, a company dedicated to delivering clean water. More than 800 million people in the world lack access to clean water. With a changing climate and a growing world population, the struggle to find clean water is increasing and impacting people and companies across the world.

BLUEWATER UNVEILS REVOLUTIONARY MICRO BOTTLING SYSTEM AND HYDRATION SOLUTIONS AT THE HOTEL & HOSPITALITY EXPO SAUDI ARABIA

05 September 2023London, UK. 5th September 2023 – World-leading water purification and beverage leader Bluewater will unveil the future of sustainable hydration for the hospitality industry at the upcoming Hotel and Hospitality Expo in Ria, Saudi Arabia, from 10 – 12 September. Together with its Dubai-based home appliances distribution partner NIA, Bluewater will showcase its cutting-edge micro-bottling system for hotels, restaurants, and large-scale leisure and sports venues in Hall-2, Stand No: 2A169 in the modern Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center.

VILL FÅ FOLK ATT SLUTA MED VATTEN I PLAST

Under juni kommer det att finnas en ny slags vattenstation i Kista Galleria där man kan köpa filtrerat och smaksatt vatten som tappas i glasflaska. Syftet med pop up-stationen är att få folk att sluta köpa dricksvatten på plastflaska.

Bluewater unveils revolutionary micro bottling system and hydration solutions at the Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia

London, UK.: World-leading water purification and beverage leader Bluewater will unveil the future of sustainable hydration for the hospitality industry at the upcoming Hotel and Hospitality Expo in Ria, Saudi Arabia, from 10 – 12 September. Together with its Dubai-based home appliances distribution partner NIA, Bluewater will showcase its cutting-edge micro-bottling system for hotels, restaurants, and large-scale leisure and sports venues in Hall-2, Stand No: 2A169 in the modern Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center.

LOOK, NO PLASTIC! HOW A SWEDISH COMPANY IS PROVIDING FRESH DRINKING WATER FROM THE BALTIC SEA

After relatively little snow and rainfall for over two years, Sweden, a country with 100,000 lakes, is tinder dry. Forest fires have been raging in parts of southern Sweden since before the Easter weekend. For the inhabitants of the 30,000 islands of the Stockholm archipelago, the warm dry Spring is a worrying sign that water may be scarce again this summer, the old aquifers and wells on the islands no longer able to cope with the growing demands posed by increasing numbers of visitors and hotter, drier summers.

BLUEWATER SECURES NEW 3-YEAR CONTRACT FROM THE R&A TO SUPPLY EVENT HYDRATION SOLUTIONS AND STAINLESS STEEL REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLES FOR THE OPEN AND AIG WOMEN’S OPEN

Bluewater, an industry leader in sustainable water and beverage solutions, and The R&A, golf’s governing body, have signed a new 3-year contract for the supply of event hydration solutions and stainless steel refillable bottles at The Open and AIG Women’s Open. Under the agreement, Bluewater will take responsibility for installing, operating, and managing its innovative on-site water stations at both championships from 2023 to 2025 inclusive.

WINNERS OF THE URBAN DRINKING WATER CHALLENGE 2018

The 2018 winners of the Urban Drinking Water Challenge, a global innovation competition to deploy and scale decentralised drinking water solutions for fast-growing, water-scarce cities, were announced by Imagine H₂O and Founding Partners Bluewater Group and 11th Hour Racing.

ÖSTERSJÖN KAN RÄDDA SANDHAMNS HOTANDE DRICKSVATTENBRIST

Klimatförändringarna och den pågående värmeböljan hotar att göra Stockholms skärgårds 200 bebodda öar utan dricksvatten. Därför har Bluewater, tillsammans med Värmdö kommun och KSSS, initierat ett projekt för att skapa rent dricksvatten direkt från Östersjön på Sandhamn.

Skärgårdskänsla Med Skyltar Från Sandhamn Och Sandön

Sandhamn är en ö och och det är vattenbrist, något som KSSS (Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet) och Bluewater gjort något åt. (Bluewater är ett företag som jobbar med att rena vatten) Runt hamnen finns olika tappställen där man kan fylla sina vattenflaskor med friskt och renat vatten från Östersjön. På så sätt sparar man Sandhamns dyrbaar grundvatten och hjälper till i kampen mot engångsplaster i våra hav.

5 ASIAN COUNTRIES THAT SERIOUSLY POLLUTE WATERWAYS

Indonesia is home to the most polluted river in the world, the Citarum River­. According to media reports, the situation has gotten so dire that military action has recently been taken to remove the plastic waste-and stop further dumping of garbage into the river. However, this is just a small fraction of Asia’s pollution problem. China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam are dumping more plastic into oceans than the rest of the world combined , according to a 2017 report by Ocean Conservancy. This isn’t only a problem for Asian countries, but the world as a whole. The US wasted about 33.6 million tons of plastic, and only 9.5 percent had been recycled.

Making 2021 The Year of Water and Uman Wellbeing

A growing number of studies point to increasing drinking water pollution by microplastics and a range of chemicals from plastic and other sources, which Stockholm-based international water company Bluewater describes as a significant concern.

Bluewater offers tangible solutions for a world growing short of high-quality water and threatened by throwaway plastic water bottles at home, work, and play

On the eve of World Water Day, water purification and beverage leader Bluewater announces 2023 will be the year it radically widens its product portfolio to help break the stranglehold of polluting single-use plastic bottles. The company urges world governments to accelerate efforts to address the global water crisis and, specifically, halt the sale of single-use plastic bottles scarring our oceans and rivers.

British Royal Visits Bluewater’s Pioneering Sustainable Water Solutions at EV Charging Hub in Dundee

British Royal Visits Bluewater’s Pioneering Sustainable Water Solutions at EV Charging Hub in Dundee

Bluewater, a world-leading provider of sustainable water purification solutions, welcomed HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO, to the Clepington Road EV Charging Oasis in Dundee, Scotland, on Wednesday. The Duke’s visit, at the invitation of Dundee City Council, aimed to showcase the city’s commitment to becoming one of the UK’s most sustainable cities via the deployment of state-of-the-art low-carbon infrastructure.

Bluewater Provides Tangible Solutions For A World Growing Short Of High-Quality Water And Threatened By Throwaway Plastic Water Bottles At Home, Work, And Play

On World Water Day 2023 (Wednesday 22nd 2023), water purification and beverage leader Bluewater recently revealed 2023 will be the year it drastically widens its product portfolio to help break the stranglehold of polluting single-use plastic bottles. The company urges world governments to accelerate efforts to address the global water crisis and, specifically, halt the sale of single-use plastic bottles scarring our oceans and rivers.

Bluewater describes new evidence about how ‘forever chemicals’ threaten female fertility as ‘terrifying’; urges more action from governments and businesses as the planet prepares for Earth Day 2023

Stockholm, Sweden, April 11, 2023 – Bluewater, the global Swedish water purification and beverage solutions provider for consumers, HORECA, and public dispensing, describes new evidence of how ‘forever chemicals’ are linked to female infertility as terrifying. The company called on governments, businesses, and public society to invest in solutions to rid the planet of PFAS and related chemicals.

TIME FOR PRO SPORTS TO DITCH PLASTIC

Sports waste is a vast problem, but the solution to the plastic water bottle scourge is readily available: Water bottle refill stations (also known as hydration stations) are essentially modernized water fountains, featuring a single or multiple faucets. And they’re poised to play a big role in the sport venues of the future.

ETT NYTT SÄTT ATT DRICKA VATTEN MED EN POP UP FÖR MILJÖN

Mellan den 7-17 juni kommer det att finnas en unik vattenstation i Kista Galleria, genom ett samarbete mellan Kista Galleria och Bluewater. Syftet är att erbjuda renare och godare dricksvatten och att få fler att skippa färdigförpackat och transporterat vatten i plastflaska.

Unique Bluewater Rainwater Harvesting and Purification Tech by Innovative EV Charging Hub Brings Drivers the Purest Drinking Water, Without Single-Use Plastics

The Scottish city of Dundee will be the first to gain access to innovative new state-of-the-art rainwater filtration systems for drivers, using a new EV charging station. The first-of-its-kind system was developed by Bluewater, a global leader in innovating healthy and sustainable water purification and beverage solutions for home, HORECA, and public dispensing applications.

Bluewater Appoints New General Manager For South African Operation In Major Restructure

Bluewater AB, a world leading Swedish watertech company, has appointed Cape Town-based Janneke Brasecke as the new general manager for its South African organisation as part of a major restructure. The realignment came as Bluewater sets out a growth-focused ambition to help Bluewater Africa rebound following the Covid19 epidemic by developing and growing existing and new business across the country. Bluewater Africa is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bluewater AB as of July 1, with an initial focus on continuing its well-established mobile water station business for the event, film and mining industries.

Vattenflaskor från Bluewater

Sommarvärmen slog verkligen slagit till mot Sverige i ett par veckor och ingen var lyckligare än jag! Vi får hoppas att värmen snart är på väg tillbaka igen. När det är så här varmt är det extra viktigt att få i sig ordentligt med vätska. Vatten är bästa törstsläckaren. Sedan får man gärna komplettera med Pepsi Max lime eller Nocco som är mina favoritdrycker. Är tyvärr rätt dålig på att dricka vanligt vatten, men nu ska det bli ändring på den saken. Jag har nämligen fått pröva vattenflaskor från Bluewater.

STUDY: HUMANS INGEST MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MICROPLASTICS, EQUIVALENT TO EATING A CREDIT CARD A WEEK

Bluewater, a global leader in water purification technology and solutions, today called on governments around the world to urgently tackle plastic pollution. The Bluewater call to action came in response to a new WWF study called ‘Assessing Plastic Ingestion from Nature to People’, which reports that humans are ingesting microplastics on massive level from the water they drink, the food they eat and the air they breathe, ingesting an average 5 grams of plastic per week, which is the equivalent of one credit card. 2

WORLD’S LARGEST WATER STATION LAUNCHED AT THE OPEN

Swedish company Bluewater has launched the world’s largest water station, for 290,000 golf fans, at The 150th Open in St Andrews, Scotland. The station has been installed adjacent to the Mastercard Pavilion in the central Spectator Village at the venue. It measures 16 meters in length and houses 12 in-line water dispensers and two 55-inch high-bright outdoor television screens.

PRESSR: Bluewater unveils revolutionary micro bottling system and hydration solutions at the Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia

London, UK.: World-leading water purification and beverage leader Bluewater will unveil the future of sustainable hydration for the hospitality industry at the upcoming Hotel and Hospitality Expo in Ria, Saudi Arabia, from 10 – 12 September. Together with its Dubai-based home appliances distribution partner NIA, Bluewater will showcase its cutting-edge micro-bottling system for hotels, restaurants, and large-scale leisure and sports venues in Hall-2, Stand No: 2A169 in the modern Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center.

BLUEWATER GROUP APPOINTS PHILIP RUSSELL NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR FAST-GROWING EVENTS AND VENUES BUSINESS

Global water company Bluewater today announced it will expand its international events and venues hydration team with the appointment of a Managing Director, Philip Russell, to its UK-headquartered operation. The appointment signals Bluewater’s ambition to further build its unique hydration business for premium events and venues in the UK, Europe, the USA ,and globally.

Innovative EV Charging Hub Introduces Unique Bluewater Rainwater Harvesting and Purification Tech, Giving Drivers the Purest Drinking Water Without Single-Use Plastics

In a world-first, Bluewater, a global leader in innovating healthy and sustainable water purification and beverage solutions for home, HORECA, and public dispensing applications, has installed a state-of-the-art rainwater harvesting and filtration system for drivers using a new EV charging station in the Scottish city of Dundee.

Bluewater to Supply Sustainable Hydration Solutions and Refillable Bottles for The Open and AIG Women’s Open

Bluewater, a leading provider of sustainable water and beverage solutions, has secured a new three-year contract with The R&A, golf’s governing body, to supply event hydration solutions and stainless steel refillable water bottles for The Open and AIG Women’s Open. The agreement, running from 2023 to 2025, will see Bluewater responsible for installing, operating, and managing its innovative on-site water stations at both prestigious championships.

Water purification innovator Bluewater launches its pioneering premium residential and commercial water purifiers, sustainable bottles in UAE and GCC at Expo 2020 Dubai

Bluewater, a world-leading innovator of premium water purification technologies and sustainable bottles, today launched its market-leading solutions across the UAE and GCC region at a combined press event and water symposium in the Swedish Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai attended by leading local dignitaries including Mr Nasser Mohd Hussain bin Lootah, EVP, Generation (P&W), Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA), business people from the Horeca industry and a larger number of local media.

HOME COMFORT WEATHERS CHANGING CONSUMER LIFESTYLES

Home environment has had to weather some storms in the past as consumer preferences and even environmental changes have impacted the category. However, vendors noted the steady growth the category as a whole has enjoyed of late and the successes specific segments continue to experience.

Bluewater Introduces Innovative Solution to Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Bottles in Hotels

Bluewater, a leading Swedish water purification and beverage company, has launched a smart bottling system in the UAE aimed at assisting hotels in providing guests with freshly generated bottled water in sustainable containers. In collaboration with its UAE distributor partner NIA, Bluewater unveiled their groundbreaking SmartBottling™ ecosystem, offering a planet-friendly bottling and distribution solution that allows hospitality businesses to serve guests with fresh, healthy bottled water without relying on single-use plastic bottles.

THIS ISLAND’S “WATER MICROGRID” IS SAVING ITS AQUIFER FROM TOURISTS

Bluewater is making Baltic Sea water drinkable for visitors to the tiny Swedish island of Sandhamn–and helping other water-strapped communities thrive. Though the island is home to only around 90 full-time residents, 600,000 vacationers flock to the tiny outpost, which some call the “Swedish Hamptons,” each year. And that influx puts an unbearable strain on the island’s water systems.

Greener on the greens: R&A saves more than 150,000 single-use plastic bottles from landfill and oceans at The 150th Open Championship

While Cameron Smith was doing his thing on the greens, the R&A was also going green as it continued its efforts to eradicate the use of single-use plastic bottles at the 150th Open Championship played at St Andrews in Scotland. While record numbers arrived at the Old Course last week, Bluewater hydration stations dispensed a massive 76,869 litres of water during the event, equivalent to 153,738 500ml-sized plastic bottles.

Rainwater Harvesting coming to Clepington Road

Already home to one of the UK’s largest EV fleets, Dundee City Council will unveil a fourth charging hub in Clepington Road later this year, taking yet another step towards becoming the greenest city in Europe.

MINING CAN BE A THIRSTY BUSINESS (page 31)

South Africa’s mining industry faces challenges when seeking to provide clean drinking water in the nation’s demanding mining environments – yet this is vital for miners’ wellbeing and productivity

Bluewater plucks 85,000 kilos of plastic waste from beaches, equal to 7.1 million pet bottles

Bluewater, the global Swedish water purification and beverage solutions provider for homes, HORECA, and public dispensing, has helped clean 85,000 kilograms (187,389.7 pounds) of plastic waste in the past three years from coastal areas – that’s the equivalent of approximately 7.1 million PET bottles. Working with Empower, an international Norwegian blockchain-enabled plastic recycling organization, the Bluewater initiative saw waste collected, sorted, and recycled in numerous African and Asian coastal areas, including Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia.

Bluewater Secures 3-Year Contract with The R&A to Provide Sustainable Hydration Solutions for Golf Championships

Bluewater, a leader in sustainable water and beverage solutions, and The R&A, golf’s governing body, have entered into a new three-year contract for the supply of event hydration solutions and stainless steel refillable water bottles at The Open and AIG Women’s Open. This partnership reaffirms their commitment to promoting environmental responsibility and sustainability in the sports industry.

VATTNET KAN KOMMA ATT STRYPAS PÅ SANDHAMN

Under dagen ska Värmdö kommun ha meddelat att man kan komma att behöva stänga vattnet efter helgen på Sandön, om inte förbrukningen minskar. Alla stora aktörer ska ha fått information. – Vi har fått information om att de eventuellt måste stänga vattnet troligen efter helgen. Blir det till helgen är vi förberedda. Om det är tillfällig stängning eller tillsvidare vet jag inte, säger Pär Björkänge, vd på Sandhamns seglarhotell.

Start-ups meet the urban water challenge

Winners of the 2019 Imagine H20 challenge were announced at World Water Week in Stockholm and will deploy their solutions in cities in three continents. Start-ups from Colombia, India and the US have been named the winners in the 2019 Imagine H2O Urban Water Challenge.The winning entries, WatchTower Robotics (USA), Indra Water (India) and Zilper Trenchless (Colombia), were announced at World Water Week in Stockholm, which runs until 30 August.

FINALISTS FOR 2019 URBAN WATER CHALLENGE ANNOUNCED

Imagine H2O and Founding Partners 11th Hour Racingand Bluewater today announced the 2019 finalists of the Urban Water Challenge, a global deployment program for entrepreneurs reimagining a water-resilient future. More than 220 startups from 38 countries applied to the Challenge, representing a diverse range of innovative solutions to the global water crisis — from on-site pollution control to off-grid safe drinking water supply. Imagine H2O’s Evaluation Committee selected six businesses from five different countries to be honored at World Water Week in Stockholm.

SWEDISH ISLAND NATURE RESERVE GOES OFF THE WATER GRID

A Swedish Baltic island seemingly renowned for its natural beauty is shifting away from its old water access model towards a self-reliant, local generation approach that creates on-demand clean drinking water direct from the sea. Water treatment technology firm Bluewater has issued an announcement about the system; the company is assisting with the overall design of the project, and the supply of components.

Bluewater and Volvo Collaborate to Promote Sustainability at Chinese Sporting Events, Preventing 41,000 Disposable Plastic Bottles from Polluting Landfills and Oceans during the Volvo China Open

The 2023 Volvo China Open golf tournament, hosted at the picturesque Shenzhen Hidden Grace Golf Club, delivered a clear message of purpose. This year’s event, China’s longest-running and largest golf tournament, took a significant step towards sustainability by discontinuing the sale of single-use plastic bottles on the premises. Bluewater, a global leader in providing innovative refill stations for events, played a vital role in this eco-friendly initiative.

Eco-Friendly Bluewater Bottles Help Players Stay Hydrated At AIG Women’s Open

When the world’s elite women golfers step out onto the pristine fairways of the Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland today for the first round of the 2020 AIG Women’s Open Golf Championship they will be carrying unique water bottles that not only promote better hydration, health, and performance, but also contribute to a greener world and less plastic pollution of the world’s oceans.

BENGT RITTRI: FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN, BLUEWATER

Bengt Rittri is a Swedish environmental entrepreneur who is committed to protecting and improving human and planetary health by helping to create a more sustainable future. A father of two children, Bengt believes having access to clean water and air is a basic human right, which is why he has made it a life mission to deliver consumers the world’s most efficient water purifiers.

You could be eating a credit card a week!

From the water we drink, the food we eat, and the air we breathe we could be ingesting massive microplastics, equivalent to 5gms or a credit card a week, according to a WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) study, ‘Assessing Plastic Ingestion from Nature to People’ Reacting to the findings, Bluewater, a global leader in water purification technology and solutions, called on countries, to urgently tackle the alarming rate of plastic pollution.

At “The Future is Water” Symposium in Amsterdam

Bluewater, a purpose-driven water company providing leading-edge water purification technology solutions for homes, businesses, and public dispensing, told attendees at the international symposium that single-use plastic bottles should be viewed as ‘public enemy number one’.

Quenching Your Furry Friend’s Thirst: Pet Hydration Tips for Scorching Summer Heat Waves

The post Quenching Your Furry Friend’s Thirst: Pet Hydration Tips for Scorching Summer Heat Waves appeared first on Katzenworld - Welcome to the world of cats!. Are you a proud pet parent? Do you love your furry friend to bits? Of course, you do! Well, in that case, we’re sure you want to keep your precious companion happy and healthy, especially during the scorching summers we are seeing right now. That’s right, we’re talking about pet hydration!

The World’s Largest Water Station Hydrates 290,000 Golf Fans

A mega-sized water station with the capacity to purify and dispense over 6,000 litres of water was used at The 150th Open in St Andrews. Created by Bluewater, a Swedish enterprise, the “Wall of Water” measures 16 metres in length, and houses 12 in-line water dispensers and two 55-inch outdoor television screens.

IN FOCUS: BLUEWATER PRO 400 WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM

The Bluewater PRO 400 Water Purification System by Bluewater USA has been named as one of The National Restaurant Association’s top 25 Kitchen Innovations for 2019. Winning recipients will have addressed operator concerns covering labor, inventory management, cleanliness, energy and water efficiency, food safety, sanitation, cross-functionality and space-saving measures.

Sustainable Partnership: Bluewater and Volvo Team Up to Preserve the Environment, Reducing Plastic Waste by 41,000 Bottles at the Volvo China Open

The 2023 Volvo China Open golf tournament, hosted at the picturesque Shenzhen Hidden Grace Golf Club, delivered a powerful message: “Swing with purpose.” Distinguishing itself from the previous 27 editions, this year’s event, the longest-running and largest golf tournament in China, took a bold step by discontinuing the sale of single-use plastic bottles throughout the venue. Bluewater, a global leader in providing innovative refill stations for events, played a crucial role in this sustainability initiative.

Sir, Madam, A Glass of PFAS-Free Rainwater With Your EV Charge?

Excerpt from a Bluewater press release: Bluewater, a global leader in innovating healthy and sustainable water purification and beverage solutions for home, HORECA, and public dispensing applications, has installed a state-of-the-art rainwater harvesting and filtration system for drivers using a new EV charging station in the Scottish city of Dundee.

Bluewater’s Open Golf water station in world’s largest claim

After 12 months of detailed planning, designing and assembling, the self-proclaimed world’s largest water station has been launched by Bluewater to help hydrate the 290,000 golf fans expected to attend The 150th Open, golf’s oldest and most international major championship, in St Andrews – the Home of Golf – in Scotland from 10 – 17 July 2022.

SUSTAINABILITY TAKES A GIANT LEAP FORWARD IN THE SA FILM INDUSTRY WITH BLUEWATER TRAILERS

Film Afrika, one of South Africa’s leading television and film production and servicing companies, is pioneering the move towards environmental sustainability by using Bluewater Trailers on the set of Raised By Wolves, TNT’s highly-anticipated serialised sci-fi series from master storyteller and filmmaker Ridley Scott (The Martian, Blade Runner, Alien: Covenant), which marks his television directorial debut. The series is currently in production in the Western Cape. The Bluewater Trailers are keeping the 400-strong crew hydrated through the peak of the South African summer, and – since December – have already eliminated the use of almost 50 000 single-use plastic water bottles on set. Throughout the duration of the production it’s estimated that the Bluewater Trailers could reduce single-use plastic waste by up to 581 818 bottles, while significantly lowering the drinking water cost to the production company.

BLUEWATER LAUNCHES WATER INNOVATION CHALLENGE

Bluewater has launched the $1 million Challenge For Drinking Water Innovation at the Sustainable Innovation in Sport Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The contest aligns with U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 6, the company said, which calls for universal access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030.

THE OPEN LEADS THE WAY TO REMOVING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES

The Open Water initiative has been developed with Bluewater – the leading global innovator in drinking water solutions – to deliver a pioneering new approach to supplying drinking water at a major event by using water refilling stations and reusable stainless steel bottles to deliver pure fresh water directly to fans, players, staff and officials at The Open.

BLUEWATER INVESTS IN MICROLYZE

Bluewater, a global leader in innovative water technology and solutions, today announced a US$500,000 investment in Microlyze, which has developed a real-time water testing device to empower American utilities with accurate, reliable and cost-effective measurement of water quality collected directly from households.

Bluewater Introduces Groundbreaking Micro Bottling System and Sustainable Hydration Solutions at The Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia

Bluewater, a globally renowned leader in water purification and beverages, is set to unveil the future of sustainable hydration solutions for the hospitality industry at the forthcoming Hotel and Hospitality Expo in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, taking place from September 10 to 12. Collaborating with its Dubai-based home appliances distribution partner NIA, Bluewater will showcase its state-of-the-art micro-bottling system designed for hotels, restaurants, and expansive leisure and sports venues. Their exhibition will be at Hall-2, Stand No: 2A169, within the contemporary Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center.

Making 2021 The Year of Water And Human Wellbeing

A growing number of studies point to increasing drinking water pollution by microplastics and a range of chemicals from plastic and other sources, which Stockholm-based international water company Bluewater describes as a significant concern.

Bluewater Group appoints Philip Russell new Managing Director for fast-growing events and venues business

Global water company Bluewater today announced it will expand its international events and venues hydration team with the appointment of a Managing Director, Philip Russell, to its UK-headquartered operation. The appointment signals Bluewater’s ambition to further build its unique hydration business for premium events and venues in the UK, Europe, the USA ,and globally.

Bluewater Group expands global footprint with acquisition of Spain’s Tapp Water

Bluewater Group, a global leader in cutting-edge water purification technology and beverages, is thrilled to announce the successful acquisition of Tapp Water, the leading consumer water filter brand based in Spain. This strategic move firmly establishes Bluewater Group's position as a frontrunner in the global water industry, further strengthens its business-to-consumer sales model, and reinforces its commitment to delivering sustainable solutions for clean water worldwide.

Bluewater är det svenska bolaget som numera säljer vattenflaskor modell high-end med helt rätt tänk

Vatten är livsnödvändigt för alla levande varelser. Men vi både slösar med det och skapar onödiga berg med skräp av engångsflaskor vi köper det i (även om det mesta ändå återvinns). Svenska Bluewater, som är kända för sina vattenrenare och luftfuktare, har tagit fram vattenflaskor som både gör gott åt andra som saknar vatten (en liter färskt vatten doneras per såld flaska) och som ska hålla för användning och påfyllning länge, länge (företaget räknar med att var och en av deras flaskor sparar 1 kg plast).

Bluewater Secures New 3-Year Contract with The R&A to Provide Sustainable Hydration Solutions for The Open and AIG Women’s Open

Bluewater, a renowned leader in sustainable water and beverage solutions, has signed a new three-year contract with The R&A, golf’s governing body, to supply event hydration solutions and stainless steel refillable water bottles for The Open and AIG Women’s Open. The agreement, valid from 2023 to 2025, solidifies Bluewater‘s commitment to providing innovative and environmentally friendly water stations at both prestigious championships.

Water Solutions Company Touts ESG Benefit At Golf’s Final Major

As for the fluid most gulped by spectators of all ages, the R&A once again tapped Sweden based Bluewater’s drinking water solutions to reduce the marine pollution caused by single-use plastic bottles at the event. Today, the company, which merged with Denver-based FloWater this past Spring, revealed that their hydration stations situated across the Old Course dispensed 76,869 liters of water to 290,000 fans over the course of the event. That is equivalent to 153,738 500ml-sized plastic bottles.

Bluewater Unveils Revolutionary Micro Bottling System and Hydration Solutions at The Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia

World-leading water purification and beverage leader Bluewater will unveil the future of sustainable hydration for the hospitality industry at the upcoming Hotel and Hospitality Expo in Ria, Saudi Arabia, from 10 – 12 September. Together with its Dubai-based home appliances distribution partner NIA, Bluewater will showcase its cutting-edge micro-bottling system for hotels, restaurants, and large-scale leisure and sports venues in Hall-2, Stand No: 2A169 in the modern Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center.

Bluewater: Removes ‘forever chemicals’ from water

Bluewater, a global water purification leader, today said a study had confirmed its top of the line Bluewater Pro purifier successfully removes up to 99.99% of health-threatening PFAS chemicals such as PFOA, PFOS, PFBA, and PFBS. PFAS chemicals have been found in the tap water of communities around the world.

Bluewater supports plastic waste cleanup

Sweden-based water purification and beverage solutions provider Bluewater has helped clean 85,000 kilograms of plastic waste in the past three years from coastal areas in Africa and Asia.

Smart bottling solution launched by Bluewater to help hotels remove single use plastic bottles

LONDON, UK – Bluewater, a world-leading Swedish water purification and beverage company, has launched a smart bottling system in the UAE to help hotels supply guests with freshly generated bottled water using sustainable vessels. The Swedish-based company and its UAE distributor partner NIA unveiled their unique planet-friendly bottling and distribution SmartBottling™ecosystem, which can help hospitality businesses serve guests with fresh-tasting and healthy bottled water without using single-use plastic bottles.

R&A REMOVES SALE OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES AT THE OPEN

Next month’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush will become one of the first major global sporting events to remove single-use plastic water bottles from sale. The Open Water initiative has been developed with Bluewater, a leading global innovator in drinking water solutions, to deliver a pioneering new approach to supplying drinking water at a major event by using water refilling stations and reusable stainless steel bottles to deliver fresh water directly to fans, players, staff and officials at The Open.

SCARCITY IN SWEDEN – ISLAND COMMUNITY FACES DRINKING WATER SHORTAGE

There is a quiet revolution underway in the Baltic Sea, situated in northernmost Europe with shores touching countries such as Estonia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Russia and Sweden. It is being driven by climate change that is tangibly impacting seashore and island communities around the brackish water sea. Leading the change is a Swedish Baltic island community called Sandhamn, a small picture-postcard village on a tiny island renowned for its natural beauty.

Bluewater Says Its Purifier Removes Microplastics, Toxic PFAS

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN—Independently verified research by Swedish clean drinking water innovator Bluewater has verified the efficiency of its water purifier technology at removing up to 99.99 percent of health threatening microplastics and chemicals such as toxic PFAS from tap water. Two studies were instigated by Bluewater at its research lab in the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) after it became alarmed about the growing number of scientists reporting finding microplastics in humans and especially small children and infants.

Still, Sparkling and Sustainable Water on the Set of 'Raised by Wolves'

How one company's hydration trailer saved more than 100,000 plastic water bottles from being used during production of the new HBO Max series. Plastic single-use water bottles have become so commonplace on film and TV sets that sharp-eyed viewers earlier this year spotted one in the background of a scene in Little Women. And although many bottles do get recycled, when it comes to sustainability, there should be a better way to sate a thirsty crew.

DENVER STARTUP FLOWATER ATTEMPTING TO REINVENT THE WATER COOLER, MINUS THE PLASTIC BOTTLE

Make room Deep Rock and Eldorado Natural Spring Water. FloWater, a Denver startup, is pushing to get its fill in a thirsty U.S. market expected to reach 6.8 million water coolers by next year. Modern water coolers have moved far beyond stands holding big plastic jugs that make odd noises as air bubbles move through them. Skip the gossip, today’s coolers are intricately designed machines producing purified and tasty water.

British Open 2022 – das ist besonders in diesem Jahr

Erfolgreicher sind die Bemühungen, die überquellenden Mülleimern, die leider auch lange zum Bild gehörten, von der Anlage zu verbannen. Das vom Bluewater entwickelte Trinkwassersystem hat die Kapazität, über 6.000 Liter Wasser zu reinigen und an die Golffans an jedem Tag der Meisterschaft auszugeben.

Bluewater to Provide Sustainable Hydration Solutions at The Open and AIG Women’s Open

Bluewater, a leader in sustainable water and beverage solutions, has secured a new three-year contract with The R&A, golf’s governing body, to supply event hydration solutions and stainless steel refillable water bottles at The Open and AIG Women’s Open. The agreement will run from 2023 to 2025, with Bluewater taking charge of installing, operating, and managing innovative on-site water stations at both championships.

New study reveals microplastics can carry pathogen threatening human and wildlife health

As the world celebrates World Environment Day, a study from the University of California, Davis, reveals that microplastics can carry land-based pathogens to the oceans, posing a threat to the health of humans and wildlife alike. Bluewater, a world-leading innovator of water purification solutions designed to end the need for single-use plastic bottles, said the study’s findings highlighted the need to celebrate, protect and restore our planet.

BLUEWATER HAILS KATOWICE CLIMATE PACKAGE

Bluewater, a world leader in developing innovative water purification technology and solutions, has called the UN Climate Change Agreement in Katowice, Poland, a landmark that will benefit planetary and human health.

STUDY REVEALS INGESTION OF MICROPLASTICS

Bluewater, a global leader in water purification technology and solutions, today called on governments around the world to urgently tackle plastic pollution. The Bluewater call to action came in response to a new WWF study called ‘Assessing Plastic Ingestion from Nature to People’, which reports that humans are ingesting microplastics on massive level from the water they drink, the food they eat and the air they breathe, ingesting an average 5 grams of plastic per week, which is the equivalent of one credit card.

FLOWATER RAISED $15 MILLION TO HELP ERADICATE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES

FloWater just achieved the milestone of the equivalent of one million plastic water bottles being removed from the marketplace since its launch eight years ago. Its mission is to eliminate one billion plastic water bottles by 2022. This goal has just become very achievable because Bluewater, a world-leader in sustainable water technologies, just partnered with FloWater with a $15 million series B investment making it FloWater’s largest investor.

IMAGINE H2O URBAN DRINKING WATER CHALLENGE WINNERS NAMED

The winners of the 2018 Urban Drinking Water Challenge, a global innovation competition to deploy and scale decentralized drinking water solutions for fast-growing, water-scarce cities, were showcased at an award ceremony Monday evening hosted by Founding Partners Bluewater and 11th Hour Racing as well as Imagine H2O.

Bluewater Aims To Make Healthy Water Accessible To People All Over The World

Founded in 2013, Bluewater has set its sights on being the world’s most planet-friendly beverage company by innovating disruptive water purification technologies for home, work and play. Providing health-enhancing hydration solutions which are generated and distributed at point of use, combined with reusable stainless steel and glass bottles, allows Bluewater to break the stranglehold of single-use plastic bottles and their unnecessary, polluting transportation. Bluewater products are available to consumers, hotel and catering operations, and event and venue organizations in Europe, the USA, the UK, China, South-East Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Bluewater has been honored with two Fast Company World Changing Ideas Awards, a K&B Kitchen Innovation of the Year Award and recognized for its sustainability efforts by numerous other publications.

WATER TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES: SEVEN START-UPS BRINGING TECH TO THE TAP

Water technology companies are increasing access to water, monitoring leaks and enabling communities to identify contamination in the supply before it becomes a catastrophe. In the United States alone, the average household wastes a trillion gallons of water each year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency – but a new wave of technology companies are trying to fix a statistic that should cause concern.

Bluewater to Provide Sustainable Hydration Solutions at The Open and AIG Women's Open

Bluewater, a leader in sustainable water and beverage solutions, has secured a new three-year contract with The R&A, golf’s governing body, to supply event hydration solutions and stainless steel refillable water bottles at The Open and AIG Women’s Open. The agreement will run from 2023 to 2025, with Bluewater taking charge of installing, operating, and managing innovative on-site water stations at both championships.

Bluewater leading charge against single-use plastic bottles

In the time it takes you to read this sentence, experts estimate that we will have purchased over 150,000 single-use plastic bottles around the planet. With over 1 million single-use bottles changing hands globally every minute, much of the plastic degrades into microplastic and ends up in our oceans and food chain.

Where is Raised by Wolves Filmed?

‘Raised by Wolves’ is a science fiction drama that follows two humanoid androids named Father and Mother who crash land on planet Kepler-22b after Earth becomes unfit for living, bearing the responsibility to raise several human embryos and train them to restart a new life in the isolated location. Their life is disrupted when an Ark filled with the sun-worshipping Mithraic religion arrives on the foreign planet, looking for food and other means of survival. When the Mithraic warrior and his men pose as a threat to their settlement, Mother and Father map out a plan to keep them away from their land but it does come with sacrifices. Curious to know where ‘Raised by Wolves,’ is filmed? We have got you covered.

British Royal Visits Bluewater’s Pioneering Sustainable Water Solutions at EV Charging Hub in Dundee

Bluewater, a world-leading provider of sustainable water purification solutions, welcomed HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO, to the Clepington Road EV Charging Oasis in Dundee, Scotland, on Wednesday. The Duke’s visit, at the invitation of Dundee City Council, aimed to showcase the city’s commitment to becoming one of the UK’s most sustainable cities via the deployment of state-of-the-art low-carbon infrastructure.

INNOVATIVE WATERPOD LAUNCHED AS AFRICA’S FIRST AFFORDABLE DRINKING WATER REFILL STATION

Bluewater, a world leader in water purification technologies and solutions, today announced the launch by South African partner I-Drop Water of an advanced self-service drinking water refill station called ‘Waterpod’. The result of almost four years of product development, testing and data gathered from across the length and breadth of Africa, Waterpod is the brainchild of I-Drop Water that has innovated a completely new way for affordable drinking water refills to be sold in retail environments across Africa and beyond.

New study reveals microplastics can carry pathogen threatening human and wildlife health

As the world celebrates World Environment Day, a study from the University of California, Davis, reveals that microplastics can carry land-based pathogens to the oceans, posing a threat to the health of humans and wildlife alike. Bluewater, a world-leading innovator of water purification solutions designed to end the need for single-use plastic bottles, said the study’s findings highlighted the need to celebrate, protect and restore our planet.

SVENSKA FÖRETAGET SAMARBETAR MED THE OPEN

Över 237 000 åskådare kommer i veckan befinna sig på Royal Portrush under The Open-veckan. Ingen av dem kommer dricka vatten ur plastflaskor. Detta tack vare svenska företaget Bluewater. Det är inte bara de svenska spelarna som är en del av årets Open Championship på Royal Portrush. Tusentals åskådare njuter under veckan av iskallt, renat, vatten som produceras av svenska företaget Bluewater.

Study Links Microplastic in Human Excrement with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

A potential link between microplastics and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been flagged up by a new scientific study, reports Bluewater, a world leader in sustainable water and bottle solutions for homes, businesses and public dispensing. Bluewater senior research scientist Ahmed Fawzy, Ph.D, said this is the first study to report the different concentrations of fecal microplastics between patients and healthy people.

CAPE TOWN MARATHON CLEAN-UP A WINNER

Cape Town’s environment proved one of the biggest winners at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon at the weekend, with the use of single-use plastics significantly reduced and no municipal water used. Water dispensed from Bluewater Africa’s mobile water stations saved the use of plastics equivalent to that of 13 000 water sachets or 2600 standard water bottles.

Study points to microplastics’ greater presence in faeces of IBD sufferers

Bluewater's CEO, Bengt Rittri, alongside Ahmed Fawzy, Bluewater's Expert Purification Scientist, share their opinions and growing concerns over the recent findings of microplastics in the water we drink. The consequences to the human body have proven to be alarming and the study's infant stages are still to determine the long-term effects of consuming microplastics.

URBAN DRINKING WATER CHALLENGE 2018

Imagine H2O’s Urban Water Scarcity Challenge 2018 will identify and deploy decentralized solutions for water-scarce cities and at-risk urban communities globally.

‘Industry first’ rainwater harvesting at new Dundee EV charging hub

DUNDEE City Council is introducing innovative ‘industry first’ rainwater harvesting technology as part of a new public EV charging hub, which is set to open in early April. In what has been described as a first for the EV charging industry, the council has partnered with Swarco and Bluewater to install a state-of-the-art water filtration system providing drivers with the purest of drinking water. Rain that falls on the solar canopy is captured and sent through a filtration system before reaching dispensing units on either side of the charging hub.

BALTIC SEA WATER TO THE RESCUE OF DROUGHT-HIT ISLANDS IN STOCKHOLM ARCHIPELAGO

Is Baltic sea water the new gold? Can the sea water become the lifeline for the drought-threatened hundreds of thousands of people who live along the Baltic coast or each summer visit the hundreds of archipelago islands? The answer to the above questions is a likely yes, thanks to world-leading Swedish technology being used in a unique project on the island of Sandhamn designed to help save the island’s threatened water reserves and tourism-driven economy.

THE OCEAN RACE SUMMITS

The full speaker list has now been released for the first of The Ocean Race Summits, scheduled to take place in Genoa, Italy on September 20, 2019. The Ocean Race Summits, an international series of events held by The Ocean Race, aims to bring together leaders from sport, business, politics and science to advance efforts to restore ocean health. It also aims to bring together Italian and international ocean experts and business leaders to showcase innovative solutions that advance efforts to tackle the plastic crisis affecting our seas.

‘Water quality declines’ warns Bluewater on World Water Day

Bluewater, a Swedish company leading the world in innovative clean tap water technology and eco-friendly hydration solutions, today used World Water Day to warn water quality declines around the planet have reached a point where millions of people are increasingly drinking potentially unsafe tap water laden with ‘forever chemicals’ and other human-made pollutants.

Seawater harvesting for island hotspot in Baltic Sea

In a year of pandemic lockdown and associated economic disruption, it might seem unlikely to learn that any holiday destination would be worried about enjoying too much of a good thing in terms of tourist numbers, but where water scarity is involved, more can actually mean less, for everyone. Happily, a timely investment in seawater harvesting technology is proving the solution to exactly that dilemma for one high-traffic location.

Study Finds 10 Times More Microplastics in Baby Poop Than That of Adults

Stockholm, Sweden, October 3, 2021 – A new study medical study reveals babies are being exposed to higher levels of microplastics than adults, writes Blue-owned Swedish water brand Bluewater, a world leader in innovative water purification and drinking solutions. Research by environmental scientists at the New York University School of Medicine found microplastics widely used in bottles and polyester textiles are ten times higher in baby poop than in adult stool.

HOW THE R&A ERADICATED SINGLE-USE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES FROM THE OPEN 2019

The connection between golf’s oldest major and the coast made tackling marine pollution ‘a very fitting topic’. Philip Russell, the governing body’s assistant director of sustainability, explains how it was done. Golf is facing a fight for its future. Increased rainfall, extreme weather events, coastal erosion and rising sea levels are either resulting in extended periods of course closure or posing an existential threat.

Bluewater Calls on Governments to Ban Single-Use Bottles

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN—Bluewater, a world leader in innovative water purification, beverage and bottle technologies for homes, businesses and public dispensing, called on governments worldwide to ban the production of single-use plastic bottles. The call came in response to a new French study showing that 78 percent of French bottled mineral water tested in a study contained microplastics.

IN THE NEWS: TOM HANKS COULD HAVE USED THIS IN ‘CAST AWAY’

Wouldn’t it be great if you could actually drink water from the sea without getting sick? Swedish company Bluewater, which was founded by Swedish environmental entrepreneur Bengt Rittri, has the filtration technology to clean water and make it potable. The company is looking to provide cleaning drinking water — without plastics (both as a vessel and as micro-plastic contaminants).

SUSTAINABILITY TAKES A GIANT LEAP IN THE SA FILM INDUSTRY

The Bluewater Trailers are keeping the 400-strong crew hydrated during the peak of the South African summer and since December have already eliminated the use of almost 50 000 single-use plastic water bottles on set. Throughout the duration of the production it’s estimated that the Bluewater Trailers could reduce single-use plastic waste by up to 581 818 bottles while significantly lowering the drinking water cost to the production company.

2023 AIG Women’s Open Bridges Golf, Music, and Sustainability

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, August 11, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Bluewater, the Swedish-based innovator of world-leading sustainable water purification and beverage solutions for use at home, work, and play, will be providing purified water on demand to the thousands of golf fans visiting the 2023 AIG Women’s Open at England’s outstanding Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey, close to London, from August 9 – 13.

In the face of a dwindling supply of high-quality water and the menace posed by single-use plastic water bottles, Bluewater proposes practical solutions

Bluewater, prominent in the water purification and beverage industry, declares its plans to expand its product range significantly in 2023. This move aims to combat the detrimental impact of single-use plastic bottles on the environment, just ahead of World Water Day. The company urges world governments to accelerate efforts to address the global water crisis and, specifically, halt the sale of single-use plastic bottles scarring our oceans and rivers.

MEET THE ENTREPRENEURS REIMAGINING A WATER-RESILIENT FUTURE

Urban communities are at the frontlines of the global water crisis. While Chennai grapples with a worsening water shortage, Day Zero has become a reality for a majority of the city’s 10 million residents. Cape Town averted the unthinkable in 2018, but conservation measures remain in place and long-term resilience uncertain. As recent as 2014, São Paulo, Latin America’s largest city, almost ran out of water. The pressures faced by cities will continue to build. By 2050, the UN estimates that an additional 2.5 billion people will be living in urban areas.

Single-use plastic bottles – ‘Ocean Enemy #1’

Bluewater, a water purification technologies and solutions company, has slammed single-use plastic bottles as ‘ocean enemy #1’ at a major sustainability conference in Porto, Portugal. Mr. Bengt Rittri, founder and CEO of Bluewater, told delegates to the Sustainable Brands 2019 Oceans Summit that production of throwaway plastic bottles continues to grow despite the evidence of the environmental pollution they cause.

Bluewater Group Expands Global Footprint with Acquisition of Spain’s Tapp Water, Further Strengthening its Consumer Sales Model

Bluewater Group, one of the global leaders in cutting-edge water purification technology and beverages, is thrilled to announce the successful acquisition of Tapp Water, one of the leading consumer water filter brands based in Spain. This strategic move further establishes Bluewater Group’s position as a frontrunner in the global water industry, further strengthens its business-to-consumer sales model, and reinforces its commitment to delivering sustainable solutions for clean water worldwide.

INNOVATION WILL PERMEATE THE DIALOGUE AT STOCKHOLM WORLD WATER WEEK

In the water sector, business as usual is finally giving way to innovation — not just technology innovation but innovation in partnerships, financing and business models. This is evident in the planned program for the 2018 Stockholm World Water Week (SWWW), which runs Aug. 26-31. A first for SWWW this year is the highlight on Imagine H2O’s 2018 Urban Drinking Water Challenge.

BLUEWATER PLUCKS 85,000 KILOS OF PLASTIC WASTE FROM BEACHES, EQUAL TO 7.1 MILLION PET BOTTLES

Bluewater, the global Swedish water purification and beverage solutions provider for homes, HORECA, and public dispensing, has helped clean 85,000 kilograms (187,389.7 pounds) of plastic waste in the past three years from coastal areas – that’s the equivalent of approximately 7.1 million PET bottles. Working with Empower, an international Norwegian blockchain-enabled plastic recycling organization, the Bluewater initiative saw waste collected, sorted, and recycled in numerous African and Asian coastal areas, including Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia.

R&A CALLS TIME ON PLASTIC BOTTLES AT THE OPEN

THEY have become ground zero in the debate over how to combat the rising tide of plastic waste polluting the planet. And now one of Scotland‘s oldest and most famous sporting institutions has joined the ranks of those calling time on single-use water bottles, with the R & A pledging to rid this year’s Open Championship of their presence once and for all.

WORLD’S LARGEST WATER STATION WITH ENORMOUS DRINKING WATER DELIVERY CAPACITY LAUNCHED AT WORLD’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATING ITS 150TH. ANNIVERSARY

After 12 months of detailed planning, designing and assembling, the world’s largest water station has been launched by Bluewater to help hydrate the 290,000 golf fans expected to attend The 150th Open, golf’s oldest and most international major championship, in St Andrews – the Home of Golf – in Scotland from 10 – 17 July 2022.

Isolating alone is scary and lonely. Advice on coping from a solo yachtswoman

Dee Caffari is first woman to sail single-handed around the world. If you’re self isolating alone and struggling, here’s her advice about coping with the fear and loneliness… Dee Caffari, 47, has sailed around the world six times. She’s the first woman to have sailed single-handed and non-stop around the world in both directions. And is the only woman to have sailed non-stop around the world a total of three times.

AWARD WINNERS FLOAT SOLUTIONS FOR A WORLD OF WATER-SCARCE CITIES

The winners of the 2018 Urban Drinking Water Challenge – a global innovation competition to deploy and scale decentralised drinking water solutions for fast-growing, water-scarce cities – were showcased at an award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday evening. The event was hosted by Founding Partners Bluewater and 11th Hour Racing, alongside Imagine H2O.

NONPROFITS JOIN HANDS WITH INVESTMENT FIRM TO TACKLE WATER ISSUES

In honor of the United Nations World Water Day on March 22, two U.S. nonprofit organizations and a Swedish private investment firm announced their second annual “Urban Water Challenge,” which, with up to US$1 million in pilot funding, will empower entrepreneurs to deploy innovative water technologies globally.

Sweden’s BlueWater Merges with Denver-Based FloWater

With a shared mission of eliminating plastic waste and providing safe, ultra-purified and great-tasting drinking water, Stockholm-based Bluewater and Denver, Colorado-based FloWater today announced their merger in a move that will transform the water industry worldwide.

FROM LANGA TO LONDON: TWO CAPE TOWN TEENAGERS ENJOY THE TRIP OF A LIFE TIME

Sipumle Ntlako and Lisachanya Mtumtum from Langa enjoyed the trip of a lifetime after their essays offering solutions for water conservation won them tickets to a Manchester United football game. The teenagers experienced the thrill of attending a match at the famous Old Trafford stadium, stayed in a hotel and saw the sights of Manchester, thanks to a Swedish businessman who believes in the power of dreams.

Innovative EV Charging Hub Introduces Unique Bluewater Rainwater Harvesting and Purification Tech, Giving Drivers the Purest Drinking Water Without Single-Use Plastics

Stockholm, Sweden, April 26, 2023 — In a world-first, Bluewater, a global leader in innovating healthy and sustainable water purification and beverage solutions for home, HORECA, and public dispensing applications, has installed a state-of-the-art Unique Bluewater Rainwater Harvesting and Purification Tech, Giving Drivers the Purest Drinking Water Without Single-Use Plastics in the Scottish city of Dundee.

QUENCHING YOUR FURRY FRIEND’S THIRST: PET HYDRATION TIPS FOR SCORCHING SUMMER HEAT WAVES

The post Quenching Your Furry Friend’s Thirst: Pet Hydration Tips for Scorching Summer Heat Waves appeared first on Katzenworld - Welcome to the world of cats!. Are you a proud pet parent? Do you love your furry friend to bits? Of course, you do! Well, in that case, we’re sure you want to keep your precious companion happy and healthy, especially during the scorching summers we are seeing right now. That’s right, we’re talking about pet hydration!

Bluewater picks 85,000 kilos of plastic waste from beaches

Bluewater, the global Swedish water purification and beverage solutions provider for homes and public dispensing, has helped clean 85,000 kilograms of plastic waste in the past three years from coastal areas – that is the equivalent of approximately 7.1 million PET bottles. Working with Empower, an international Norwegian plastic recycling organisation, the Bluewater initiative saw waste collected, sorted, and recycled in numerous African and Asian coastal areas, including Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia.

Thornton’s Budgens Plastic Free-Zone Supermarket

Thornton’s Budgens has been in Belsize Park since my childhood, and along the decades has made so many changes. In the last decade or more, Budgens became more environmentally conscious and very much about helping the community and now, well, actually, since 2018, this ideal expanded towards our entire planet and not just one local community.

FINALISTS FOR 2019 URBAN WATER CHALLENGE ANNOUNCED

Imagine H2O and Founding Partners 11th Hour Racing and Bluewater today announced the 2019 finalists of the Urban Water Challenge, a global deployment program for entrepreneurs reimagining a water-resilient future. More than 220 startups from 38 countries applied to the Challenge, representing a diverse range of innovative solutions to the global water crisis — from on-site pollution control to off-grid safe drinking water supply. Imagine H2O’s Evaluation Committee selected six businesses from five different countries to be honored at World Water Week in Stockholm.

New innovation at Dundee charging hub

Dundee City Council has opened its fourth public EV charging hub that puts ‘innovation, sustainability, and accessibility’ for all EV drivers at the heart of its design.

R&A TO HAND OUT 5,000 REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES TO SPECTATORS AT THE OPEN

Bluewater to provide stainless steel bottles and water refilling stations so the tournament can significantly reduce the amount of single-use plastic it uses More than 5,000 stainless steel water bottles will be handed out free to spectators at The Open this weekend as tournament organisers attempt to limit the amount of single-use plastic.

OPEN ANNOUNCES CLEAN WATER INITIATIVE

The Open will become one of the first major global sporting events to remove single-use plastic water bottles when it lands in Northern Ireland on the Causeway Coast in July. The initiative is supported by the UN and will form one of the keynote presentations at the Sport for Business Sport for Social Good Conference taking place at Ulster University on the opening day of the Championship.

Bluewater unveils revolutionary micro bottling system and hydration solutions at the Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia

World-leading water purification and beverage leader Bluewater will unveil the future of sustainable hydration for the hospitality industry at the upcoming Hotel and Hospitality Expo in Ria, Saudi Arabia, from 10 – 12 September. Together with its Dubai-based home appliances distribution partner NIA, Bluewater will showcase its cutting-edge micro-bottling system for hotels, restaurants, and large-scale leisure and sports venues in Hall-2, Stand No: 2A169 in the modern Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center.

TOP 6 SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURS'21

THEY SAY THAT THE BEST WAY TO PREDICT THE FUTURE IS TO CREATE IT. SUBLIME INTRODUCES SIX PIONEERS WHOSE RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS MODELS ARE SPARKING HOPE FOR A BETTER WORLD.

Greener on the greens: R&A saves more than 150,000 single-use plastic bottles from landfill and oceans at The 150th Open Championship

While Cameron Smith was doing his thing on the greens, the R&A was also going green as it continued its efforts to eradicate the use of single-use plastic bottles at the 150th Open Championship played at St Andrews in Scotland. While record numbers arrived at the Old Course last week, Bluewater hydration stations dispensed a massive 76,869 litres of water during the event, equivalent to 153,738 500ml-sized plastic bottles.

AMERICANS REPORT INCREASE IN INSTANCES OF WATER CONTAMINATION

A new national survey shows almost a third of Americans (28%) have experienced water contamination issues in the past two years, a slight increase from a prior poll. The survey, conducted by water technology company Bluewater, reveals how the deteriorating state of America’s aging infrastructure affects Americans’ drinking water attitudes and habits.

BLUEWATER UNVEILS REVOLUTIONARY MICRO BOTTLING SYSTEM AND HYDRATION SOLUTIONS AT THE HOTEL & HOSPITALITY EXPO SAUDI ARABIA

World-leading water purification and beverage leader Bluewater will unveil the future of sustainable hydration for the hospitality industry at the upcoming Hotel and Hospitality Expo in Ria, Saudi Arabia, from 10 – 12 September. Together with its Dubai-based home appliances distribution partner NIA, Bluewater will showcase its cutting-edge micro-bottling system for hotels, restaurants, and large-scale leisure and sports venues in Hall-2, Stand No: 2A169 in the modern Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center.

World's largest water station with enormous drinking water delivery capacity launched by Bluewater at world's most prestigious golf championship celebrating its 150th. anniversary.

Stockholm, Sweden - July 11, 2022 (www.waternewswire.com) After 12 months of detailed planning, designing and assembling, the world's largest water station has been launched by Blue AB holding Bluewater to help hydrate the 290,000 golf fans expected to attend the 150th playing of The Open, golf oldest and most international major championship, in St Andrews – the Home of Golf - in Scotland from 10 – 17 July 2022.

BAN URGED ON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BOTTLES

Concerns over increased environmental pollution have prompted a call from a Swedish environmental entrepreneur for a global crackdown on single-use plastic bottles. “The world’s oceans have been used as a dumping ground for plastic waste for the past six decades,” said Bengt Rittri, the founder of Bluewater, a leading water purification firm with global headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden.

Pure Drinking Water Without Single-Use Plastics: Unique Bluewater Rainwater Harvesting and Purification Tech by Innovative EV Charging Hub to Bring Drinking Water to Drivers

Bluewater, a global leader in innovating healthy and sustainable water purification and beverage solutions for home, HORECA, and public dispensing applications, are making history with a world-first rainwater harvesting and filtration system. The Scottish city of Dundee will see a state-of-the-art system installed for drivers, using a new EV charging station.

THE OPEN LEADING THE WAY IN REMOVING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES

The Open will become one of the first major global sporting events to remove single-use plastic water bottles in a move supported by the United Nations. The Open Water initiative has been developed with Bluewater – the leading global innovator in drinking water solutions – to deliver a pioneering new approach to supplying drinking water at a major event by using water refilling stations and reusable stainless steel bottles to deliver pure fresh water directly to fans, players, staff and officials at The Open.

ANDERS JACOBSON, WATER HARVESTER

According to Anders Jacobson, co-founder of Bluewater, “By 2050, world demand for drinking water will have increased by 50% and aquifers will have decreased by 40%.” That’s why he left a career in investment banking to work with “water-stressed” communities from Cape Town to Shanghai last year.

RACE TO RESILIENCY

WQP Managing Editor Amy McIntosh asks partners from Imagine H2O, 11th Hour Racing, and Bluewater Group about the 2018 Urban Water Scarcity Challenge. In early May 2018, nominations opened for the 2018 Urban Water Scarcity Challenge, an initiative from partners Imagine H2O, 11th Hour Racing, and Bluewater Group with the goal of advancing resilient drinking water solutions for global cities.

BLUEWATER PARTNERS WITH THE OPEN TO REDUCE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC

The R&A, organizers of The Open Championship, will leverage Bluewater‘s position as a global innovator in drinking water technologies and solutions to provide the 148th Open — being held at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland — with unique water stations and unique reusable stainless steel bottles to enable hundreds of visitors, players, staff and officials to enjoy on-demand fresh water without needing a plastic bottle.

THE OPEN TAKES ANOTHER LEADERSHIP STEP

Golf tournaments and events have an important opportunity to showcase sustainability in front of a large audience. This week, The Open takes another leadership step demonstrating its sustainability commitment, announcing that this summer’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush will mark a stand being taken against single-use plastics.

WORLD’S LARGEST WATER STATION WITH ENORMOUS DRINKING WATER DELIVERY CAPACITY LAUNCHED AT WORLD’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATING ITS 150TH. ANNIVERSARY

After 12 months of detailed planning, designing and assembling, the world’s largest water station has been launched by Bluewater to help hydrate the 290,000 golf fans expected to attend The 150th Open, golf’s oldest and most international major championship, in St Andrews – the Home of Golf – in Scotland from 10 – 17 July 2022.

Bluewater presents concrete solutions for a world experiencing a shortage of water and endangered by disposable plastic water bottles

As World Water Day approaches, Bluewater, a leader in water purification and beverage, announces its ambitious plan to broaden its product offerings considerably in 2023. This initiative seeks to challenge the environmental hazards created by disposable plastic water bottles. The company urges world governments to accelerate efforts to address the global water crisis and, specifically, halt the sale of single-use plastic bottles scarring our oceans and rivers.

Bluewater unveils revolutionary micro bottling system and hydration solutions at the Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia

World-leading water purification and beverage leader Bluewater will unveil the future of sustainable hydration for the hospitality industry at the upcoming Hotel and Hospitality Expo in Ria, Saudi Arabia, from 10 – 12 September. Together with its Dubai-based home appliances distribution partner NIA, Bluewater will showcase its cutting-edge micro-bottling system for hotels, restaurants, and large-scale leisure and sports venues in Hall-2, Stand No: 2A169 in the modern Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center.

World’s largest water station with enormous drinking water delivery capacity launched at world’s most prestigious golf championship celebrating its 150th. anniversary

After 12 months of detailed planning, designing and assembling, the world’s largest water station has been launched by Bluewater to help hydrate the 290,000 golf fans expected to attend The 150th Open, golf’s oldest and most international major championship, in St Andrews – the Home of Golf – in Scotland from 10 – 17 July 2022.

THE OCEAN RACE PARTNERS WITH BLUEWATER

The Ocean Race will partner with pure water provider Bluewater in a bid to reduce global reliance on single-use plastics. The new programme of work, with Bluewater as the official drinking water provider of The Ocean Race, will also explore ways education and science can help advance our understanding of the long-term effects of plastic pollution.

BLUEWATER GENOMFÖR STRATEGISK INVESTERING I TAPP WATER

Bluewater, ett världsledande företag inom innovativ vattenreningsteknik tillkännagav idag att man har genomfört en strategisk minoritetsinvestering i TAPP Water, ett europeiskt företag som är specialiserat sig på filtrering av kranvatten. Investeringen ska stötta företagets vision att erbjuda hållbara filtreringslösningar för rent och prisvärt kranvatten.

As Earth Day 2023 approaches, Bluewater calls for increased action from governments and businesses to address environmental challenges

The global Swedish water purification and beverage solutions provider for consumers, Bluewater, and HORECA, public dispensing, describes new evidence of how ‘forever chemicals’ are linked to female infertility as terrifying. The company called on governments, businesses, and public society to invest in solutions to rid the planet of PFAS and related chemicals.

MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION ‘NUMBER ONE THREAT’ TO HUMANKIND

Microplastic pollution may be having a profound impact on people’s hormones, affecting blood pressure, fertility, immune systems and causing multiple diseases including cancer. The public has become more aware of the damage caused when plastic is dumped in the world’s oceans, especially when it breaks down into microplastic particles, and a new report called ‘The Global Plastic Calamity’, commissioned by sustainable water company Bluewater, highlights how these microplastics release thousands of hormone-disrupting chemicals.

VOLVO OCEAN RACE: KEEPING IT CLEAN

The Volvo Ocean Race sees some of the most technically advanced sailboats compete over 83,000 kilometres around the world, using just wind for power. At sea, competitors see a lot of deep-sea pollution – so they are doing their bit to reduce consumption.

A new study reveals that microplastics can carry pathogens that threaten the health of humans and wildlife

As the world celebrates World Environment Day, a study from the University of California, Davis reveals that microplastics can carry land-based pathogens into the oceans, posing a health threat to humans and wildlife alike. . Bluewater, a leading global innovator of water purification solutions designed to end the need for single-use plastic bottles, said the study’s findings highlight the need to celebrate, protect and restore our planet.

BLUEWATER SETS SIGHTS ON ITS CLEAN WATER FOR EVERYONE INITIATIVES IN 2019, BUILDING ON COMPANY’S 2018 LEAP FORWARD

In April 2018, Bluewater kicked off a “season of action” toward clean water solutions free from single-use plastics and contaminants. Closing out the year, the water technology leader reports progress in advancing its global clean drinking water movement, providing alternatives to single-use plastic, raising awareness on the critical water issues of our time and forging partnerships through investments in a slew of companies in the drinking water arena.

Bluewater partners with American Magic, 37th America’s Cup, challenger as Official Water Purification Supplier

Bluewater supplying the New York Yacht Club American Magic team with the company’s state-of-the-art water dispensers at their Barcelona, Spain, team base. Swiss water and beverage brand Bluewater has announced its return to the excitement of the America’s Cup as the Official Water Purification Supplier of NYYC American Magic, Challenger for the 37th America's Cup.

Water purifier company takes on plastic polluters at UN climate conference

Bluewater, a world leading water purification technology and solutions leader, today called on global energy, finance and environment ministers attending the UN’s Climate Conference in Madrid to take a powerful approach to tackling water quality issues that are spurring sales of polluting single-use plastic bottles of water.

Chlorine – potentially dangerous disinfectant – study reveals

HOUSEHOLDS across the USA and other countries where tap water is heavily chlorinated may be drinking a potential health-threatening toxic and carcinogenic cocktail of chemicals sparked by chlorine use, according to recent research. A study from one of America’s top research universities underscores the lack of research into the unintended health consequences of chlorine interacting with other chemicals finding their way into tap water, says Bluewater, a global specialist in water purification technologies.

The R&A Takes Lead in Hydration Solutions

St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A continued its efforts to play a leading role in tackling single-use plastic bottles at The 150th Open at St Andrews, with Bluewater hydration stations dispensing 76,869 litres of water during the event, equivalent to 153,738 500 ml-sized plastic bottles.

New Accessible EV Charging Oasis opens on Clepington Road

DUNDEE City Council opened their brand-new innovative EV charging hub centred around accessibility. This is their fourth rapid EV charging hub where inclusion is the key focus within the EV strategy to achieve sustainable change. Mark Flynn, City Development Convenor, opened the site.

Bluewater to Supply Sustainable Hydration Solutions for The Open and AIG Women’s Open

Bluewater, a leading provider of sustainable water and beverage solutions, has secured a new three-year contract with The R&A, golf’s governing body, to supply event hydration solutions and stainless steel refillable water bottles for The Open and AIG Women’s Open. The agreement, spanning from 2023 to 2025, will see Bluewater responsible for installing, operating, and managing its innovative on-site water stations at both prestigious championships.

The Ocean Race Summits – an international series of events held by The Ocean Race – aims to bring together leaders from sport, business, politics and science to advance efforts to restore ocean health. …

WATER INNOVATION CHALLENGE LAUNCHED

$1 million in cash prizes and new investment is up for grabs in the 2018 Urban Water Scarcity Challenge. The Imagine H2O accelerator is open to startups pioneering ‘resilient drinking water solutions for fast-growing cities globally’. Funded by 11th Hour Racing and Bluewater Group, the challenge seeks to make an impact on UN Sustainable Development Goal 6, to ensure universal access to safe water and sanitation by 2030.

20 Best Water Supply Podcasts of 2021

Are you wanting to learn more about water supply ? Well you’ve come to the right place. This is a curated list of the best water supply podcasts of 2021. We have selected these podcasts for a variety of reasons, but they are all well worth a listen. We tried to select a variety of podcasts across the spectrum from hosts with a wide breadth of experience.

BLUEWATER TO SHOWCASE WATER PURIFIERS AT NAFEM

Bluewater will unveil its Bluewater Pro 400 and Bluewater Spirit model lines at NAFEM in Orlando, Fla., from February 7 to 9, to showcase innovative products and technologies that help foodservice professionals deliver fresh produce, achieve clean glassware and cutlery, and offer great-tasting coffee and other water-based drinks.

BENGALURU BASED STARTUP FINALIST IN URBAN WATER CHALLENGE

Bengaluru based Smarterhomes Technologies, a utility automation company that provides smart water metering solutions, is one among the six finalists in the worldwide Urban Water Challenge, an annual global innovation competition that deploys and invests in scalable water solutions for tomorrow’s megacities.

Bluewater describes new evidence about how ‘forever chemicals’ threaten female fertility as ‘terrifying’; urges more action from governments and businesses as the planet prepares for Earth Day 2023

Bluewater, the global Swedish water purification and beverage solutions provider for consumers, and HORECA, public dispensing, describes new evidence of how ‘forever chemicals’ are linked to female infertility as terrifying. The company called on governments, businesses, and public society to invest in solutions to eradicate PFAS and related chemicals off the planet.

Bluewater Group Expands Global Footprint with Acquisition of Spain’s Tapp Water, Further Strengthening its Consumer Sales Model

Bluewater Group, one of the global leaders in cutting-edge water purification technology and beverages, is thrilled to announce the successful acquisition of Tapp Water, one of the leading consumer water filter brands based in Spain. This strategic move further establishes Bluewater Group’s position as a frontrunner in the global water industry, further strengthens its business-to-consumer sales model, and reinforces its commitment to delivering sustainable solutions for clean water worldwide.

BLUEWATER GROUP INVESTERAR I FLOWATER

Livingstone is pleased to announce it has advised Bluewater Group, a portfolio company of Swedish impact-focused investment company Blue, on its $15 million Series B investment into FloWater, a rapidly-growing producer and marketer of new-tech water refill stations.

BLUEWATER SURVEY INVESTIGATES NATIONWIDE WATER CONTAMINATION

A new national survey found that 28% of Americans have experienced water contamination issues in the past two years, a slight increase from a prior poll. The survey, conducted by Bluewater, reveals how the deteriorating state of America’s aging infrastructure affects Americans’ drinking water attitudes and habits.

Bluewater Group Appoints Philip Russell New Managing Director

Global water company Bluewater today announced it will expand its international events and venues hydration team with the appointment of a Managing Director, Philip Russell, to its UK-headquartered operation. The appointment signals Bluewater’s ambition to further build its unique hydration business for premium events and venues in the UK, Europe, the USA and globally.

Bluewater supports plastic waste cleanup

Sweden-based water purification and beverage solutions provider Bluewater has helped clean 85,000 kilograms of plastic waste in the past three years from coastal areas in Africa and Asia.

FOOTBALL DREAMS COME TRUE FOR LANGA YOUTHS

Sipumle Ntlako and Lisakhanya Mtumtum from Langa enjoyed the trip of a lifetime after their essays offering solutions for water conservation won them tickets to a Manchester United football game. The teenagers experienced the thrill of attending a match at the famous Old Trafford stadium, stayed in a hotel and saw the sights of Manchester, thanks to a Swedish businessman who believes in the power of dreams.

The World Is Getting Better, But There Isn’t Enough Clean Drinking Water

“We always think the world is getting worse,” says Bengt Rittri, CEO and founder of Bluewater, “yet it’s actually getting better. We have fewer diseases, more people get vaccinations, more people can read. It’s a better world. But there are side effects – we have pollutants, plastics. People have food, cars and phones but much of the world still doesn’t have the most basic thing of all – water.”

URBAN DRINKING WATER CHALLENGE 2018 ANNOUNCES WINNERS

The 2018 winners of the Urban Drinking Water Challenge, a global innovation competition to deploy and scale decentralized drinking water solutions for fast-growing, water-scarce cities, were announced by Imagine H2O and Founding Partners 11th Hour Racing and Bluewater Group.

Bluewater presents practical solutions for a planet facing a scarcity of premium water and endangered by the disposal of plastic water bottles

Water purification and beverage leader Bluewater announces 2023 will be the year it radically widens its product portfolio to help break the stranglehold of polluting single-use plastic bottles, on the eve of World Water Day. The company urges world governments to accelerate efforts to address the global water crisis and, specifically, halt the sale of single-use plastic bottles scarring our oceans and rivers.

THE OPEN LEADS THE WAY IN REMOVING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES

The Open will become one of the first major global sporting events to remove single-use plastic water bottles in a move supported by the UN. The Open Water initiative has been developed with Bluewater – the leading global innovator in drinking water solutions – to deliver a pioneering new approach to supplying drinking water at a major event by using water refilling stations and reusable stainless steel bottles to deliver pure fresh water directly to fans, players, staff and officials at The Open.

Bluewater secures new 3-year contract from The R&A

Stockholm, Sweden, July 24, 2023 – Bluewater, an industry leader in sustainable water and beverage solutions, and The R&A, golf’s governing body, have signed a new 3-year contract for the supply of event hydration solutions and stainless steel refillable bottles at The Open and AIG Women's Open. Under the agreement, Bluewater will take responsibility for installing, operating, and managing its innovative on-site water stations at both championships from 2023 to 2025 inclusive.

Unique Bluewater Rainwater Harvesting and Purification Tech by Innovative EV Charging Hub Brings Drivers the Purest Drinking Water, Without Single-Use Plastics

The Scottish city of Dundee will be the first to gain access to innovative new state-of-the-art rainwater filtration systems for drivers, using a new EV charging station. The first-of-its-kind system was developed by Bluewater, a global leader in innovating healthy and sustainable water purification and beverage solutions for home, HORECA, and public dispensing applications.

THE OPEN AND BLUEWATER REDEFINE HOW MAJOR EVENTS CAN SHAPE A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

The R&A has taken the initiative to demonstrate a here-and-now solution that will redefine how major events can shape new business models that help shape a sustainable future that’s good for the planet and humans alike Visitors to The 148th Open golf championship in Portrush, Northern Ireland, will notice a remarkable new addition to the prestigious event – cool looking personal stainless steel refillable water bottles that are being carried by thousands of visitors to Royal Portrush instead of previously used single-use plastic water bottles.

LIVERPOOL : Bluewater déploie 2 stations d’hydratation de grande taille au 151ème Open

Le 151e Open, le championnat majeur original et le plus international du golf, se déroule au prestigieux Royal Liverpool Golf Club en Angleterre, et il est temps de s’enthousiasmer pour plus que des birdies et des bogeys. La société suédoise Bluewater, leader mondial des solutions innovantes de purification de l’eau et de boissons, s’est à nouveau associée à The R&A, organisateur de The Open, le plus ancien des tournois majeurs de golf, pour apporter aux amateurs de golf et aux amateurs de sport quelque chose de vraiment extraordinaire : deux stations d’hydratation de mur d’eau de grande taille qui révolutionnent la façon dont les visiteurs étanchent leur soif lors d’un événement majeur.

BLUE TAKES AIM AT GETTING CLEAN DRINKING WATER TO THE 300 MILLION AFRICANS WHO DON’T HAVE IT

I turned on the faucet today and clean water spewed from the tap. But not everyone has that luxury — especially 300 million Africans who rely on a series of filters and bottled goods to get clean water. More than a handful of companies have aimed to address the clean water supply on the second most-populated continent. One company, Blue, offers “Waterpods” that equip retail stores with a mini version of a water kiosk. Now their ‘wares are in over 100 stores across half a dozen countries.

THE OCEAN RACE TARGETS SUSTAINABILITY WITH BLUEWATER DEAL

The Ocean Race sailing event has signed a new partnership with Swedish water company Bluewater. The deal names Bluewater as the Official Drinking Water Provider of the 2021-22 event. Bluewater will leverage the race to engage with fans and promote its anti-single-use plastic bottle messaging.

23 SIMPLE WAYS TO BE MORE ECO-FRIENDLY IN THE KITCHEN

Best Company, a top US online site that reviews products and companies along with health, wellness and lifestyle editorial content, has listed its 23 ideas for how to create a healthy home environment. Bluewater was spotlighted under idea #15 as top choice for a water purifier.

Bluewater Introduces Smart Bottling Solution to Help Hotels Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Bottles

Bluewater, a renowned Swedish water purification and beverage company, has launched an innovative smart bottling system in the UAE to assist hotels in providing guests with freshly generated bottled water using sustainable containers. In collaboration with its UAE distributor partner NIA, the Swedish company unveiled the SmartBottling™ ecosystem, an eco-friendly bottling and distribution solution that enables hospitality businesses to serve guests with fresh and healthy bottled water without relying on single-use plastic bottles.

FILM SUSTAINABILITY TAKES A LEAP FORWARD

Sustainability takes a giant leap in the SA Film Industry with Bluewater Trailers. Film Afrika, one of South Africa’s leading television and film production and servicing companies, is pioneering the move towards environmental sustainability by using Bluewater Trailers on the set of Raised by Wolves.

MAKING A SPLASH: FIVE ‘WATERPRENEURS’ BRINGING TECH TO WATER

When people consider the applications of future technology, water is rarely the first thing to spring to mind. Yet a trifecta of humanitarian, economic and environmental needs appears to have opened a market for tech firms looking to improve access to clean, affordable and sustainably-produced water using software and hardware.

Bluewater Offers Tangible Solutions for a World Growing Short of High-Quality Water and Threatened by Throwaway Plastic Water Bottles at Home, Work, and Play

On the eve of World Water Day, water purification and beverage leader Bluewater announces 2023 will be the year it radically widens its product portfolio to help break the stranglehold of polluting single-use plastic bottles. The company urges world governments to accelerate efforts to address the global water crisis and, specifically, halt the sale of single-use plastic bottles scarring our oceans and rivers.